Race Distinctions in American Law

Name: Race Distinctions in American Law
Author: Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas

Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas

African Americans -- Politics and government; Law -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations

Pennsylvania,  Const.,  1776,   art.    II, sec.  6 Freemen.

                Const.,  1790,   art.   III, sec.  1 Freemen.

                Const.,  1838,   art.   III, sec.  1 White freemen.

 Rhode Island,  Const.,  1842,   art.    II, sec.  1 Citizens.

 South          Const.,  1776,   res.    XI,         “As required by
   Carolina,                                           law.”

                Const.,  1778,   res.  XIII, sec.    Free white.

                Const.,  1790,   art.     I, sec.  4 Free white.

                Amend.,  1810,                       Free white.

 Tennessee,     Const.,  1796,   art.   III, sec.  1 Freemen.

                Const.,  1834,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

 Texas,         Const.,  1836,   art.    VI, sec. 11 Citizens.

                Const.,  1845,   art.   III,         Free  (Negroes
                                                       excepted).

 Vermont,       Const.,  1777,   chap.   II, sec.  6 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

                Const.,  1786,   chap.    I, sec.  9 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

                Const.,  1793,   chap.   II, sec. 21 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

 Virginia,      Const.,  1830,   art.   III, sec. 14 White.

                Const.,  1850,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1864,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

 West Virginia, Const., 1861–63, art.   III, sec.  1 White.

 Wisconsin,      Ter.    1836,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1848,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

Footnote 662:

  Art. II, sec. 2.

Footnote 663:

  Art. VII, sec. 1.

Footnote 664:

  Const., 1799, art. III.

Footnote 665:

  Const., 1845, art. III.

Footnote 666:

  Art. II, sec. 1.

Footnote 667:

  Art. III, sec. 1.

Footnote 668:

  B. P. Poore: “Charters and Constitutions,” II, p. 1353.

Footnote 669:

  Amends. to Const. of 1776, art. I, sec. 3, par. 3.

Footnote 670:

  Congressional Record, vol. 33, part 8, app. pp. 297, _et seq._

Footnote 671:

  Art. IV, sec. 1.

Footnote 672:

  Art. III, sec. 1.

Footnote 673:

  Gillespie v. Palmer, 1866, 20 Wis. 544; Laws of Wis. 1849, p. 85.

Footnote 674:

  Albert Bushnell Hart: “Slavery and Abolition,” p. 83; “The Realities
  of Negro Suffrage” in the Proceedings of the American Political
  Science Association for 1906.

Footnote 675:

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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

Pennsylvania,  Const.,  1776,   art.    II, sec.  6 Freemen.

                Const.,  1790,   art.   III, sec.  1 Freemen.

                Const.,  1838,   art.   III, sec.  1 White freemen.

 Rhode Island,  Const.,  1842,   art.    II, sec.  1 Citizens.

 South          Const.,  1776,   res.    XI,         “As required by
   Carolina,                                           law.”

                Const.,  1778,   res.  XIII, sec.    Free white.

                Const.,  1790,   art.     I, sec.  4 Free white.

                Amend.,  1810,                       Free white.

 Tennessee,     Const.,  1796,   art.   III, sec.  1 Freemen.

                Const.,  1834,   art.    IV, sec.  1 Free white.

 Texas,         Const.,  1836,   art.    VI, sec. 11 Citizens.

                Const.,  1845,   art.   III,         Free  (Negroes
                                                       excepted).

 Vermont,       Const.,  1777,   chap.   II, sec.  6 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

                Const.,  1786,   chap.    I, sec.  9 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

                Const.,  1793,   chap.   II, sec. 21 Men of quiet and
                                                       peaceable
                                                       behavior.

 Virginia,      Const.,  1830,   art.   III, sec. 14 White.

                Const.,  1850,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

                Const.,  1864,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

 West Virginia, Const., 1861–63, art.   III, sec.  1 White.

 Wisconsin,      Ter.    1836,               sec.  5 Free white.
                Govt.,

                Const.,  1848,   art.   III, sec.  1 White.

Footnote 662:

  Art. II, sec. 2.

Footnote 663:

  Art. VII, sec. 1.

Footnote 664:

  Const., 1799, art. III.

Footnote 665:

  Const., 1845, art. III.

Footnote 666:

  Art. II, sec. 1.

Footnote 667:

  Art. III, sec. 1.

Footnote 668:

  B. P. Poore: “Charters and Constitutions,” II, p. 1353.

Footnote 669:

  Amends. to Const. of 1776, art. I, sec. 3, par. 3.

Footnote 670:

  Congressional Record, vol. 33, part 8, app. pp. 297, _et seq._

Footnote 671:

  Art. IV, sec. 1.

Footnote 672:

  Art. III, sec. 1.

Footnote 673:

  Gillespie v. Palmer, 1866, 20 Wis. 544; Laws of Wis. 1849, p. 85.

Footnote 674:

  Albert Bushnell Hart: “Slavery and Abolition,” p. 83; “The Realities
  of Negro Suffrage” in the Proceedings of the American Political
  Science Association for 1906.

Footnote 675:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Race Distinctions in American Law

Race Distinctions in American Law

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