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James Blaine: “Both in the civil and criminal code his treatment was different from that to which the white man was subjected.”

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Both in the civil and criminal code his treatment was different from that to which the white man was subjected.
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James Blaine
Republican · Maine

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Blaine discusses the unequal treatment of African Americans in both civil and criminal law compared to white individuals.

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