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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
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Introductory 1-11

What is a Race Distinction in Law 1

Distinctions and Discriminations Contrasted 2

Legal and Actual Distinctions 5

All Race Elements Included 6

Period Covered from 1865 to Present 7


CHAPTER II

What is a Negro? 12-25

Legal Definition of Negro 12

Proper Name for Black Men in America 20


CHAPTER III

Defamation to Call a White Person a Negro 26-34


CHAPTER IV

The "Black Laws" of 1865-68 35-66

"Black Laws" of Free States 36

Restrictions upon Movement of Negroes 40

Limitations upon Negroes in Respect to Occupations 41

Sale of Firearms and Liquor to Negroes 43

Labor Contracts of Negroes 46

Apprentice Laws 53

Vagrancy Laws 58

Pauper Laws 60