The Lexington chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy begins a movement of opposition to the playing of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in community theaters.
John Mitchell gives an influential and opinionated speech in Washington in front of President Roosevelt. He makes bold claims about inequality and the advancement of African-American rights.
Delegates from 42 states meet in Buffalo to discuss the Good Road’s Congress, all agreeing that improvement of public roads and infrastructure will modernize and unify the nation. The South, in particular, would benefit from such an effort.
John Mitchell, Jr., gives a powerful speech drawing on his intense experiences of oppression growing up, gaining support and respect on behalf of the black community.
The Planet calls the Virginia Constitutional Convention “unconstitutional.” Whites seek to disenfranchise black people in a way that does not “literally” violate the Constitution.
An advertisement for the Women’s Union in Richmond provides information on their location, board (they mention that Maggie Walker is the treasurer), and benefits.
Two white men wildly accused black men of stealing their hogs without proof, immediately attempting to arrest and kill them. Suddenly one of the black men shoots the white man. They hang three random black men without confirmation that they were the…
A black man named Joe Higginbotham, accused of raping Mrs. Webber, a white woman “has forfeited his right to live” after being tried by a conservative white jury because his crime was so awful.