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He finds that even the Chinese who are denied citizenship in the Republic, receive better treatment, are accorded larger liberties as men than are allowed him in the South.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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Grimké compares the treatment of African Americans to that of Chinese individuals who are denied citizenship, highlighting racial disparities.
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