The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1972 - African Americans Source material quoting from diaries, letters, court decisions, poetry, statements, articles, etc. by 137 different authors. |
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... United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside . No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United ...
... United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside . No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United ...
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... United States . . . Section 8. And be it further enacted , that whenever the President of the United States shall have reason to believe that offenses have been or are likely to be committed against the provisions of this act within any ...
... United States . . . Section 8. And be it further enacted , that whenever the President of the United States shall have reason to believe that offenses have been or are likely to be committed against the provisions of this act within any ...
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... United States : I regret that the bill , which has passed both houses of Congress , entitled " An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and furnish the means of their vindication " contains provisions ...
... United States : I regret that the bill , which has passed both houses of Congress , entitled " An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and furnish the means of their vindication " contains provisions ...
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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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