Frederick Douglass: “The citizenship granted in the fourteenth amendment is practically a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The citizenship granted in the fourteenth amendment is practically a mockery, and the right to vote, provided for in the fifteenth amendment, is literally stamped out in face of government.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Douglass condemns the practical nullification of citizenship and voting rights for Black Americans, despite their constitutional guarantees.

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Frederick Douglass: “The citizenship granted in the fourteenth amendment is practically a mockery, and the right to vote, provided for in the…”

Editor's note · Context