"I am for negro suffrage in every rebel state. If it be just, it should not be denied; if it be necessary, it should be adopted; if it be a punishment to traitors, they deserve it"
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1867
Thaddeus Stevens "Reconstruction" speech in front of US House
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1867-thaddeus-stevens-reconstruction/
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