On the record
The colored citizens in those States are virtually disfranchised, the Constitution held in utter contempt and its provisions nullified.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the effective disenfranchisement of Black citizens, emphasizing the disregard for constitutional rights.
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