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Can Colored Men Be Citizens of the United States
Justice opinion discusses whether colored men can be citizens and thus eligible to command American vessels. It examines definitions of citizenship, noting lack of consensus and the risk of overgeneralizing rights to whole classes. The piece references Captain Martin of the Tiger and incidents involving non citizen crews and asks what constitutes citizenship beyond race.
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