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It is eminently to the discredit of the State of Alabama and of the city of Mobile that so innocent a purpose should be thwarted, perverted, made criminal and punished.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “It is eminently to the discredit of the State of Alabama and of the city of Mobile that so innocent a purpose should be…”
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Blaine condemns the actions of Alabama and Mobile for criminalizing innocent gatherings of freed individuals.
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