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In two of the five states — New Jersey and North Carolina — that then…

Quote byAbraham Lincoln · 1809–1865

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech on the Dred Scott Decision (1857).

English (original)

In two of the five states — New Jersey and North Carolina — that then gave the free negro the right of voting, the right has since been taken away

— Abraham Lincoln

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