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Constitutional changes and civil rights debate in 1871
The speech by Groesbeck advocates acceptance of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, defends federal authority limits on states, condemns centralization and Ku Klux law overreach, and calls for maintaining local government while enforcing equal rights. It also critiques Reconstruction policies and warns against martial law and military interference in elections.
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Republican Party
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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