On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
But to-day, in most of the Southern States, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are virtually nullified.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But to-day, in most of the Southern States, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are virtually nullified.”
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From his autobiography, Douglass laments that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, intended to secure rights for Black citizens, are effectively disregarded in the Southern states.
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