On the record
Be it enacted, &c., That in the District of Columbia no person shall be excluded from any office by reason of race or color, and all parts of laws making any such discrimination are hereby repealed.
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This legislative proposal aims to eliminate racial discrimination in office holding in the District of Columbia.
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