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Archibald Henry Grimké: “The states which have thus revised their constitutions have thereby effected the practical disfranchisement of their…”

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The states which have thus revised their constitutions have thereby effected the practical disfranchisement of their entire colored population.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké discusses the practical disenfranchisement of African Americans due to constitutional changes.

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