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  • Topic is exactly "Crime and Justice"

June 30, 1894

A white man, who has been convicted of murdering his three daughters, is protected by angry mobs, revealing that sheriffs are capable of protecting men from lynchings if they are white.

June 30, 1894

A white woman is raped and nearly murdered by her white uncle.

January 12, 1895

A white man comes into the black community and accuses a black woman of stealing $89.

January 12, 1895

An Ohio judge demands that the police guarantee the safety of those they are arresting.

January 19, 1895

Black man is put in jail after threatening his white employer for wrongfully cutting his pay.

January 26, 1895

White men seek blood after “colored” man gets away with trespassing in a white community.

January 26, 1895

Black man who was put in jail for requesting payment explains his side of the story.

January 26, 1895

An argument against the wrongful conviction of a black man.

January 26, 1895

Black people did not receive fair trials and are presumed guilty without evidence.

February 2, 1895

A white man sides with and praises the efforts of The Planet on reporting a recent court case.
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