Race Distinctions in American LawStephenson, Gilbert Thomas
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Race Distinctions in American Law
Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas
African Americans -- Politics and government; Law -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations
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STATE OR │“Grandfather │“Character │“Understanding
TERRITORY. │ Clause.” │ Clause.” │ Clause.”
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│ │ │
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Delaware[736] │ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
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Florida[737] │ │ │
│ │ │
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Georgia[716] │One may │One without│One physically
│permanently │property or│disabled from
│register │education │reading and
│before Jan. │may vote, │writing may
│1, 1915 (1) │if he is of│vote if he can
│if he has │good moral │understand and
│honorably │character │reasonably
│served in │and │interpret the
│forces of │understands│Constitution
│U.S. in │the duties │of U.S. or of
│Revolutionary│and │Ga. when read
│War, War of │obligations│to him.
│1812, War │of citizens│
│with Mexico, │under a │
│any war with │republican │
│Indians, war │form of │
│between the │government.│
│States, war │ │
│with Spain, │ │
│or in forces │ │
│of │ │
│Confederate │ │
│States or of │ │
│Ga. in war │ │
│between the │ │
│States, or │ │
│(2) if he is │ │
│lawful │ │
│descendant of│ │
│one of above.│ │
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Idaho[738] │ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
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Illinois[739] │One who was │ │
│an elector │ │
│April 1, │ │
│1848, │ │
│continued to │ │
│be elector │ │
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