The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between cit…

Frederick Douglass
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The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of a state and a citizen of the United States. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). The Magazine Articles of Frederick Douglass, p.9, Simon and Schuster
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The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of a state and a citizen of the United States. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). The Magazine Articles of Frederick Douglass, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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