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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... vote when it was seen that the police force under the direction of the mayor was unable or unwilling to protect the colored people from assault by mobs . Secondly , it would discourage the Negroes from registering and voting and thus ...
... vote when it was seen that the police force under the direction of the mayor was unable or unwilling to protect the colored people from assault by mobs . Secondly , it would discourage the Negroes from registering and voting and thus ...
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... vote . Massachusetts , the state in which I speak , 60 percent of her vote . Was it suppression in Virginia and natural causes in Mas- sachusetts ? Last month Virginia cast 69 percent of her vote , and Massachusetts , fighting in every ...
... vote . Massachusetts , the state in which I speak , 60 percent of her vote . Was it suppression in Virginia and natural causes in Mas- sachusetts ? Last month Virginia cast 69 percent of her vote , and Massachusetts , fighting in every ...
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... vote ; and when a property qualification is re- quired to vote or 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 ; and when a property qualification is re- quired to vote or 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 ...
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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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