And now, if there be any such within the sound of my voice, I ask the question directly,--Can “color,” whether of hair, eyes, or skin, be a “qualification” under our National Constitution? under the pretence of making “regulations” of elections, can a race be disfranchised?
Sumner questions the legitimacy of using race as a qualification for voting under the Constitution.
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