We, the Freedman's Party, believe in freedom and equality of all rights for each and every citizen.
I. [Should Congress pass Civil Rights legislation and/or constitutional amendments guaranteeing blacks the right to vote and/or any other civil rights, or should the federal government stay out of this area?]
We believe that the congress of the United States should pass a Civil Right's Legislation for Black Rights. We have been freed from our slavery but that is not enough. The congress has passed the right to free us from slavery; why shouldn't they go the rest of the way and grant us all of our rights as a U.S Citizen? Currently, we are in limbo. We do not have the right to own property, to vote, or to become educated or any of the natural rights given to a citizen. We are free men and it means nothing. We are not protected from the Black Codes that the Southerners have made against us. Because of the Black Codes we can not enjoy the freedom we have been graciously granted.......
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