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Radical Reconstruction and Tennessee election tensions
A tumult of Reconstruction era rhetoric dominates this fragmented report, warning that reasserting voting rights for whites could trigger a military despotism in Tennessee. It covers Tennessee’s upcoming governor race between Senter and Stokes, Radical enfranchisement battles, and broader accusations against Grant era policies and imperial prerogatives, with related editorials from Ohio and New York papers.
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Grant
White House
Albany Evening Journal
Tuli' An
Cuban
Long Hrauoh
Traina
Yonch
Syesao
Fifa
Washington
Long Branch
Journal
Republican Party
Wennessee
Tennessee
Senter
Stokes
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Cox
Ohio
Boutwell
United States
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Chicago Tribune
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