"i would be true to the principles for which my forefathers fought and true to the real spirit of the magnificent united states of to-day. i can not stultify [reduce] myself by voting for the present bill and overwhelm my country with racial hatreds and racial lines and antagonisms drawn even tighter than they are to-day."—representative robert h. clancy, from his speech before congress on april 8, 1924 clancy's remarks were directed at the: restrictions against black voter registration ban against chinese immigration creation of separate public schools for blacks establishment of restrictive immigration quotas Get the answer
Category: literature | Author: Ehud Raghnall