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De Alexander: “Such laws, for whatever purpose passed, had a powerful effect on Northern sentiment already influenced by reported…”

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Such laws, for whatever purpose passed, had a powerful effect on Northern sentiment already influenced by reported cruelties, while the Southern people's aversion to Union soldiers settling in their midst intensified the feeling.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Alexander notes the impact of Southern laws on Northern sentiment during the Reconstruction era.

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