These crimes are all aimed at the civil political rights of Republicans in the south, and, as I believe, but for these agencies, the very state that you represent, as well as many other states in the south, would be represented, both in the Senate and House, by Republicans.
Sherman argues that the civil rights of Republicans in the South are under threat from violent groups.
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