Note 3 — The Penning of the Negro—CHARLES CHAUVEAU COOK
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In two states, viz; Mississippi and South Carolina, the colored people are in the majority. In the other four disfranchising states, as well as all other Southern states, they are in the minority. In the group of states disfranchising the colored voters, viz; N. C., S. C., Va., Ala., Miss., and La., the white population is 5,396,649 = 55 per cent. colored " " 4,453,253 = 45 per cent. total " " 9,849,902 = 100 per cent. —BY THE 12TH CENSUS (1900.)