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Archibald Henry Grimké: “This is a well-known Southern method for multiplying Negro criminals to meet the demands of Southern employers of cheap…”

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This is a well-known Southern method for multiplying Negro criminals to meet the demands of Southern employers of cheap labor.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké critiques a systemic issue in the South where the legal system creates more Black criminals to serve the labor needs of white employers.

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