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These laws were framed with malignant cunning so as not to be limited in specific form of words to the negro race, but they were exclusively confined to that race in their execution.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “These laws were framed with malignant cunning so as not to be limited in specific form of words to the negro race, but…”
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Blaine argues that laws targeting African Americans were crafted with malicious intent, despite their vague wording.
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