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Archibald Henry Grimké: He is black and therefore the same law which protects the white passenger against bad accommodations does not apply to…

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He is black and therefore the same law which protects the white passenger against bad accommodations does not apply to him.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké points out the legal injustices faced by Black passengers compared to their white counterparts.

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