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Whether slaves or not, even if freemen, the Senator knows well that there is one cruel rule of evidence everywhere in the Rebel States, which excludes the testimony of colored persons.
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He points out the pervasive exclusion of colored persons' testimony in the Rebel States, regardless of their status as slaves or freemen.
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