He was first raised to citizenship, and when that proved inadequate to meet the emergency, he was invested with the right to vote on equal terms with the whites.
Archibald Henry Grimké: “He was first raised to citizenship, and when that proved inadequate to meet the emergency, he was invested with the…”
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Grimké outlines the progression of African Americans from citizenship to voting rights as a significant achievement.
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