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That which was no offense in a white man was made a misdemeanor, a heinous crime, if committed by a negro.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “That which was no offense in a white man was made a misdemeanor, a heinous crime, if committed by a negro.”
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Blaine points out the discriminatory legal standards that treated African Americans more harshly than white individuals.
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