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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... liberty by declaring that " all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside , " and that " no state shall make or ...
... liberty by declaring that " all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside , " and that " no state shall make or ...
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... liberty's sake , to secure which to ourselves and our posteri- ty this government was founded . Yet , if the bill is unconstitutional or unjust to the whole people , I would not have had the President approve it . Gladly would I refrain ...
... liberty's sake , to secure which to ourselves and our posteri- ty this government was founded . Yet , if the bill is unconstitutional or unjust to the whole people , I would not have had the President approve it . Gladly would I refrain ...
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... liberty and their property , " it is now manifest from the character of his objections to this bill that he will ... liberty of a freedman than of a non - voting white , whether child or female . But his liberty under the Constitu- tion ...
... liberty and their property , " it is now manifest from the character of his objections to this bill that he will ... liberty of a freedman than of a non - voting white , whether child or female . But his liberty under the Constitu- tion ...
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
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