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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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Yet his record is not unblemished: He distrusted immigrants from China and even voted to deny citizenship to their U.S.-born The nation’s African American leaders, from Frederick Douglass on down, were intensely focused on Harlan’s arguments, and he helped to inspire future generations of African American lawyers. born children.

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