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Congressional Action and Inaction
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Abraham Lincoln & Freedom
Congressional Action and Inaction
From the beginning of the Civil War, President Lincoln came under considerable pressure from Radical Republicans to take action to free slaves in areas in rebellion against the Federal government. Mr. Lincoln doubted the…
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