[ctdonath2]

The first amendment protected the freedom of speech, press, and religion for all persons. The right of assembly and the right to petition the government were protected only for "the people" - white, male, citizen landowners.

Care to detail how the Constitution differentiates those two groups?

[robertpaulsen]

"Care to detail how the Constitution differentiates those two groups?"

Read the damn thing already. The first amendment protection of rights apply to everyone except where it specifically limits the protection of those rights.

If you need details from the U.S. Constitution, you're going to be disappointed.