The Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Daily News editorializes for the imposition of “Black Codes” against freedmen:
It is neither for the good of the colored race nor of our own that they should continue to dwell among us to any considerable extent. The two races can never exist together except as superior and inferior. … The African is naturally the inferior race.
[restored 10/3/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I of Amendment
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References:
Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda and an Unnecessary War, (Roseville, California: Prima Publishing, 2002), 30.