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FDR: We must not deny that the effects of the so-called 'era of reconstruction made themselves felt in many evil ways for…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1937
We must not deny that the effects of the so-called 'era of reconstruction made themselves felt in many evil ways for half a century.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at Antietam Battlefield, Md.

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