No Justice in Virginia
September 16, 1899
Summary
Mitchell headlines the Planet with a portion of the constitution and uses it to contrast how the "law is one eyed," and "[black] men get no protection."
Transcription
The Law is One=Eyed==Colored Men Receive No Protection.
The Constitution and its Provisions.
A Peculiar Condition—The Two Cases—Read and Compare Them.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the Equal Protection of the Law—XIVth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution and its Provisions.
A Peculiar Condition—The Two Cases—Read and Compare Them.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the Equal Protection of the Law—XIVth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
About this article
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Location on Page
Upper Left Quadrant
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Contributed By
Elias Sturim
Citation
“No Justice in Virginia,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed February 19, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1701.