Under our institutions there was no middle ground for the negro race between slavery and equal citizenship. There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

James A. Garfield

Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield

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Civil rights

Speaker

James A. Garfield

Source

Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Garfield, James A. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1881, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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