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 165
... hold for them , whether they plod along in the servitude from which they have never been lifted since the Cyrenian was laid hold upon by the Roman soldiers and made to bear the cross of the fainting Christ ; whether they find homes ...
... hold for them , whether they plod along in the servitude from which they have never been lifted since the Cyrenian was laid hold upon by the Roman soldiers and made to bear the cross of the fainting Christ ; whether they find homes ...
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... hold real estate ? If it be granted that Con- gress can repeal all state laws discriminating between whites and ... hold lands , who shall testify , who shall have capacity to make a contract in a state , then Congress can by law also ...
... hold real estate ? If it be granted that Con- gress can repeal all state laws discriminating between whites and ... hold lands , who shall testify , who shall have capacity to make a contract in a state , then Congress can by law also ...
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... hold a particular office , those who have not the necessary qualification cannot vote or hold the office , yet they are citizens . So , too , a person may be entitled to vote by the law of the state who is not a citizen even of the ...
... hold a particular office , those who have not the necessary qualification cannot vote or hold the office , yet they are citizens . So , too , a person may be entitled to vote by the law of the state who is not a citizen even of the ...
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