Reconstruction, and an Appeal to Impartial Suffrage
A former slave urges Congress to grant black Americans the vote.… More »
A former slave urges Congress to grant black Americans the vote.… More »
But suffrage for the negro, while easily sustained upon abstract principles, demands consideration upon what are recognized as the urgent necessities of the case. It is a measure of relief,—a shield to break the force of a blow already descending with violence, and render it harmless. The work of destruction has already been set in motion all over the South. Peace to the country has literally meant war to the loyal men of the South, white and black; and…… More »
"No republic is safe that tolerates a privileged class, or denies to any of its citizens equal rights and equal means to maintain them."… More »
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