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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... opinion of a former attorney general : Sir : Office of the Attorney General , March 15 , 1843 . I have the honor to submit herewith a letter from the commis- sioner of the General Land Office , and request your opinion on the question ...
... opinion of a former attorney general : Sir : Office of the Attorney General , March 15 , 1843 . I have the honor to submit herewith a letter from the commis- sioner of the General Land Office , and request your opinion on the question ...
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... opinion , at least Northern public opinion , not to care whether slavery is voted down or voted up . This shows exactly where we now are ; and partially , also , whither we are tending . It will throw additional light on the latter to ...
... opinion , at least Northern public opinion , not to care whether slavery is voted down or voted up . This shows exactly where we now are ; and partially , also , whither we are tending . It will throw additional light on the latter to ...
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... opinion of the Court , the legislation and histories of the times , and the language used in the Declaration of Independence , show that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves nor their descendants , whether they ...
... opinion of the Court , the legislation and histories of the times , and the language used in the Declaration of Independence , show that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves nor their descendants , whether they ...
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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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