The people hold the power in a democracy
A. The Republicans gained a majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate. 54 seats went to the party in the House and 8 in the Senate
No.
there really isn't an excuse to why anybody isn't treated or seen as an equal. Everybody is and should be treated an equal. In back then, if you're going to create equality and speak equality you should probably practice what you preach.
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Charles Sumner, who was a Massachusetts senator in the U.S. government, died in 1874. He actively worked towards movements that would assist slaves in the south before, during and after the war. In the years leading up to his death, he and his colleagues continued to lobby for better rights for the African-Americans in the South.