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This is the meaning of the Southern movement for segregating the races, of its jim-crow car laws and waiting-rooms.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “This is the meaning of the Southern movement for segregating the races, of its jim-crow car laws and waiting-rooms.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké explains the implications of segregation laws in the South as part of a broader movement against racial equality.
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