It was, in the second place, in the highest degree necessary that he should have the benefit of such laws as would assure to him the wages of his labor and confer upon him the right to acquire and hold real estate and other property, with the same security and protection enjoyed by the whites.
Blaine insists on the necessity of legal protections for African Americans to ensure their economic security and property rights.
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