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I referred to the copious evidence of outrage and wrong, including many murders of negroes and of white Republicans, published in official reports, and challenged him to deny it.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I referred to the copious evidence of outrage and wrong, including many murders of negroes and of white Republicans…”
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Sherman challenges his opponent to confront the documented violence against African Americans and Republicans.
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