æz ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ðeɪ wɜː dˌɪsɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪzd ænd ðˈʌs ʌnˈeɪbəl tə sˈɪt ˌɔn ɐ dʒˈʊɹɹi, ʌnˈeɪbəl tə tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ ɪn kˈoːɹt, ænd dᵻnˈaɪd ðə ɹˈaɪt tə vˈoʊt.
As African Americans in California, they were disenfranchised and thus unable to sit on a jury, unable to testify in court, and denied the right to vote.