How did the death of charles sumner affect the reconstruction effort?

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Maleah Berg

15 September, 22:07

How did the death of charles sumner affect the reconstruction effort?

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Mason Lawson · Answer 1

It weakened reconstruction effort

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As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the U. S. Senate. his death weakened the reconstruction movement a great deal.