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As long as any portion or race or class of the people of the new south are deprived of the rights which the constitution and law confer upon them, there will be unrest and danger.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “As long as any portion or race or class of the people of the new south are deprived of the rights which the constitution…”
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Sherman warns that denying rights to any group in the South will lead to unrest and instability.
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