Part III (last part) (desc) | We cannot accept this proposition. If the two races are to meet upon terms of social equality, it must be the result of natural affinities, a mutual appreciation of each other’s merits, and the voluntary consent of individuals. The judgment of the court below is, therefore, affirmed. | image tagged in gifs | made w/ Imgflip video-to-gif maker

part II (desc) | The argument necessarily assumes that if, as has been more than once the case, and is not unlikely to be so again, the colored race should become the the dominant power in the state legislature, and should enact a law in precisely similar terms, it would thereby relegate the white race to an inferior position. We imagine that the white race, at least, would not acquiesce in this assumption. The argument also assumes that social prejudices may be overcome by legislation and that equal rights cannot be secured for the negro except by an enforced commingling of the two races. | image tagged in gifs | made w/ Imgflip video-to-gif maker