Session #86 · 1959–61

Speech #860157315

Of course. the precentage then. and since. in the 20 counties. where there are as many colored boys as there are white boys. of those who were rejected because they could not meet the seventhgrade test is far higher than 42 percent. Yet the distinguished Senator from New York refers to a requirement of $1.50 a year. all of which goes to the schools. and from which Virginia is deriving nearly $2 million in revenue. as an incubus upon the body politic which can no longer be carried. But a literacy test. which would disqualify many foreigners who cannot speak English. is entirely proper. That is no incubus. Because voters come and go. there is in New York a requirement to register before each election.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that foreigners cannot speak English.
Keywords matched
literacy test

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ABSALOM ROBERTSON
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
VA
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
860157315
Paragraph
#1
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