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Two armed “strange white men” visit a white man’s home, uninvited, and denounce southern lynchings.

Black Republicans rally against fellow white Republicans for “abandoning the principles of the party.”

A judge denies a woman the right to send her black children to white schools because of the “separate but equal” doctrine.

A white woman leaves her husband and runs off with her “colored paramour” to escape to the North.

A black man is hired for the prestigious position of guard to the state legislature, the first time the position was not filled by a white man.

C. L. Harris, one of the first black men to serve in a jury, speaks his recollections of 1967 trial of Jefferson Davis, which just so happened to be the first trial involving a jury which included black men.

An early court case about segregation rules that schools must be integrated.

The Planet summarizes a recent academic paper chronicles black people throughout history.

A quick statement declaring that reformatories be created for the black community and for girls, as currently white males would be ‘reformed’ and other demographics placed in prison.

An African American officer speaks out in favor of his race.