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Quotes from Speech on Civil Rights Act — Joseph Hayne Rainey

1832–1887

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I say to you gentlemen, that this discrimination against the Negro race in this country is unjust, is unworthy of a high-minded people whose example should have a salutary influence in the world.

Speech on Civil Rights Act (1873)

I think the statistics will prove that there is as much virtue among the Negroes as among the whites.

Speech on Civil Rights Act (1873)

People I represent, to the extent of the opportunities which they have had, and considering how recently they have escaped from the oppression and wrongs committed upon them, are just as virtuous and hold just as many high characteristics as any class in the country.

Speech on Civil Rights Act (1873)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Joseph Hayne Rainey (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.