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A policy that excluded the negro from all participation in public affairs did not commend itself to the leaders of the Radicals.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement reflects the Radical leaders' opposition to policies that disenfranchised African Americans in the post-Civil War era.
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