How does the letter from the Boston Evening Transcript show that racism existed in the North?

The Boston Evening Transcript was a daily afternoon newspaper in Boston Massachusetts, it was published from July 24th, 1830 to April 30, 1941, by Henry W. Dutton.

The letter from the Boston Evening Transcript shows that on the contrary people stated, there was indeed racism in the North. The letter shows it by suggesting that blacks were not ready to rule themselves or others by saying that they did not learn the skills of citizenship and self-rule required for democracy. Some northern saw blacks as an inferior group and this view justified denying equal rights and protection under the law.

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