The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1969 - African Americans Vol. 1, A taste of freedom, 1854-1927. Vol. 2, Slaves and masters, 1567-1854. Vol. 3, New Your, New York. |
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Page 62
... duties upon our people : The duty to vote . The duty to respect the rights of others . The duty to work . The duty to obey the laws . The duty to be clean and orderly . The duty to send our children to school . The duty to respect ...
... duties upon our people : The duty to vote . The duty to respect the rights of others . The duty to work . The duty to obey the laws . The duty to be clean and orderly . The duty to send our children to school . The duty to respect ...
Page 309
... duty of all sheriffs , constables , town constables , city marshals , and all like officers to report to some officer having jurisdiction all violations of any of the provisions of this act ; and it shall be the duty of the county ...
... duty of all sheriffs , constables , town constables , city marshals , and all like officers to report to some officer having jurisdiction all violations of any of the provisions of this act ; and it shall be the duty of the county ...
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... duty of the boards of county police of each county in this state , to levy a poll or capitation tax on each and every freedman , free Negro , or mulatto , between the ages of eighteen and sixty years , not to exceed the sum of $ 1 ...
... duty of the boards of county police of each county in this state , to levy a poll or capitation tax on each and every freedman , free Negro , or mulatto , between the ages of eighteen and sixty years , not to exceed the sum of $ 1 ...
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ALAIN LOCKE The High Cost of Prejudice | 3 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
WILLIAM PICKENS The Emperor of Africa | 20 |
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