I have here on my table letters from different States,--from California, from Florida, from Virginia,--all showing a considerable number of colored persons--shall I say of African blood?--aliens under our laws, who cannot be naturalized on account of that word “white.
Sumner presents evidence of individuals affected by racial restrictions in naturalization laws.
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