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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... protection of the laws , and declares that Congress shall have power to enforce , by appropriate legislation , the provisions of the amendment . The law in question , without any reference to adverse state legislation on the subject ...
... protection of the laws , and declares that Congress shall have power to enforce , by appropriate legislation , the provisions of the amendment . The law in question , without any reference to adverse state legislation on the subject ...
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... protection and security in his person and property , both real and personal . In my humble judgment , no person , bond or free , under any form of government can be assured of protection or security in either person or property except ...
... protection and security in his person and property , both real and personal . In my humble judgment , no person , bond or free , under any form of government can be assured of protection or security in either person or property except ...
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... protection of the person or the property of the freedman , or for the protection of society , the Negro should be allowed and required to testify for or against the white and black according to the truth . There are few men living in ...
... protection of the person or the property of the freedman , or for the protection of society , the Negro should be allowed and required to testify for or against the white and black according to the truth . There are few men living in ...
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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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