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Giles v. Harris, 189 U.S. 475 (1903)
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Giles v. Harris, 189 U.S. 475 (1903)
Giles v. Harris No. 493 Submitted February, 24, 1903 Decided April 27, 1903 189 U.S. 475
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
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A Circuit Court of the United States in Alabama has not jurisdiction of
an action in equity brought by a colored man, resident in Alabama, on behalf of himself and other negroes to compel the board of registrars to enroll their names upon the voting lists of the county in which they reside under a constitution alleged to be contrary to the Constitution of the United States.
The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Giles v. Harris, 189 U.S. 475 (1903) in 189 U.S. 475 189 U.S. 482. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9TBIN8SLU6Y2G8J.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Giles v. Harris, 189 U.S. 475 (1903), in 189 U.S. 475, page 189 U.S. 482. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9TBIN8SLU6Y2G8J.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Giles v. Harris, 189 U.S. 475 (1903). cited in 1903, 189 U.S. 475, pp.189 U.S. 482. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9TBIN8SLU6Y2G8J.
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