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No, the constitution doesn't reference race at all, with the exception of the "excluding Indians not taxed" passage. But it was broadly understood that states
by nickodell 11y ago
No, the constitution doesn't reference race at all, with the exception of the "excluding Indians not taxed" passage.
But it was broadly understood that states wouldn't allow black people to vote, and the constitution at the time didn't prohibit that.