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Claxton, James S. (fl. 1865) The African's right to citizenship.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06232.14 Author/Creator: Claxton, James S. (fl. 1865) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 v. : 31 p. ; 22.5 x 14.8 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by James S. Claxton. With original blue wrappers. Stitched as issued. Covers "The right of individuals of any race, subject to a well-defined limitation, to inhabit the country of their choice." and "The inconsistency of a Democracy which excludes them from citizenship for any other cause than their inability to exercise the privilege of the elective franchise with discretion."

Claxton, James S., fl. 1865

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