It just seems like everyone hates them. They are so repugnant that they eclipsed black and Mexicans in a week. Truly something special
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I mean as in not allowed to be citizens, vote, marry into American families (whites), serve in the militia, allowed into schools, etc. They are a distinct racial ethnic group that never was and never will be synonymous with the people of the USA. They hold themselves apart as well.
They didn't even consider them as people for representative purposes despite them being subjugated and living under the governance of whites.
Except blacks were allowed to be citizens until Dredd Scott which was a progressive ruling based on eugenics
They didn't consider enslaved blacks or any slaves at all as a full person which was opposed by the Quakers who were the foundation for the nation
The supreme court has no constitutional basis to decide who is American. That's up to us.
Calling yourself synonymous with blacks is insulting to yourself and all whites.
They were counted as 3/5 of a person. See Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3. Also note that Indians (feather) who were not subject to taxation were also not counted.