The separate car feature of the Railroad Rate Bill was inserted in deference to the demand of the South, and the equal accommodation feature as an act of plain commercial justice to the Negro.
Grimké critiques the Railroad Rate Bill for its unequal treatment of African Americans compared to Southern demands.
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