4 10 1724 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Brian Schrott Summary A teenaged “colored” boy is shot and killed in Wytheville after a fight with a white boy and the officers trying to arrest him. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18970130.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Wytheville, January 24- Chief-of-Police Thomas L. Moyers shot and killed Thomas Johnson (colored) in the office of Fourth-Avenue Hotel, on Main street last night. The policeman shot him twice. The first shot took effect between the fifth and sixth ribs, on the right side, in front. The second one was a flesh wound under the right shoulder blade. The killing grew out of a difficulty between the colored man and Earle Moyers, nephew of the Chief-of-Police. Earle Moyers is a boy about 15 or 16 years old, and runs an express and baggage wagon to and from the station. Thomas Johnson, who was killed, was a porter at the Fourth-Avenue Hotel. Struck the Porter Late yesterday evening Earle Moyers went to the Fourth-Avenue Hotel to see a drummer about taking his baggage to the depot, when he had some words with Johnson about the baggage, which resulted in young Moyers’ striking the porter with his driving whip and the porter’s taking the whip and breaking it up. At the train last night, at train time, about 8 o’clock, the difficulty between the two was renewed when the colored man struck the boy. After the eastern and western bound trains had passed young Moyers came back to town, went before a justice of peace and swore out a warrant for Johnson’s arrest, charging him with an assault. Serving a Warrant The warrant was put in the hands of Chief-of-Police Moyers for execution, and he went down to Fourth Avenue Hotel and found Johnson in the office. The Chief told Johnson that he had a warrant for his arrest. Johnson replied: “Very well, but wait until I can get my coat,” and added: “I will go with you, but you must not put your hands on me,” or words to that effect. Moyers made some reply and went towards the colored man, when he resisted. Struck him with a Club Moyers then struck him with his club. The colored man turned, after being struck, snatched the club from the policeman’s hands, and dealt him several blows over the head with it. Moyer then drew his pistol and fired. The colored man turned and started to run, when Moyers shot him the second time. Moyers at once walked out of the office and placed himself in the hands of some friends, Deputy-Sheriff Walker White being one of them. His Lifeblood Oozing The colored man walked a few steps towards an ante-room in the rear part of the office and fell. Dr. P.B. Green was sent for. He arrived in a few seconds, made an examination, and told Johnson that he would die in a few moments, which he did, for he only lived about forty minutes after he was shot. A large crowd soon gathered, most of whom were colored people. The friends of the deceased made all sorts of threats, none of which they could carry into execution, for they could not find a policeman. There were only three witnesses to the killing- namely, Mr. Eli Rider, clerk of the hotel, and Craig Johnson and Walter Burks (both colored.) The Murderer in Jail Policeman Moyers is now in jail, having been placed there this morning awaiting his preliminary trial, which takes place tomorrow. Blair and Blair will defend him, while Judge J.G. Holbrook and Mr. Waller S. Poage, assisting Commonwealth’s- Attorney Robert Sayers, will prosecute him. Killed Another Man The feeling her among the colored people against the prisoner is very great, and this feeling was precipitated by the killing of another colored man, Lorenzo Furchess, here last August by Mr. Moyers. Furchess was from North Carolina. Mr. Moyers had a warrant for his arrest, and went to execute it, when Furchess ran and Moyers shot and killed him at a distance of some seventy-five yards, Moyers was tried and acquitted. A post-mortem examination this evening showed that Thomas Johnson was shot through the liver. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18970130- A Brutal Murder Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-01-30 Title A name given to the resource A Brutal Murder Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Rose Williams Summary A black man is “brutally murdered by a gang of white hoodlums” in New Orleans. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19031128.1.1&e=-------en-20-RP-1--txt-txIN-Richmond+planet------ Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound A Brutal Murder. Mr. Banks Shot Down a New Orleans Tragedy. The Murderer Confesses the Crime—The Outcome of the Trial New Orleans, Nov. 22nd, 1903. Mr. Editor: I wish to inform the many readers of the Planet of one of the most brutal and cold-blooded murders New Orleans has known in a long while. On Friday evening, Nov. 6th, between 8 and 9 o’clock Robert E. Banks, a lad 18 years old, a brother-in-law of R. E. Dandridge, who resides on Moore street in your city, was brutally murdered by a gang of white hoodlums on Josephine Street, near Howard. He had been to a nearby drug-store to purchase some medicine for his sister, who was ill, and was met on returning from the drugstore by a gang of boys and men, who began throwing stones at him, so he began to run, when one of them cried, “Kill the S—of a B--, don’t let him get away.” Shots Rang Out. Two shots rang out in quick succession. He staggered and fell, but managed to regain his feet and walked one block to his sister’s, and within twenty minutes died from a bullet wound. The bullet passed through his left lung. Three white boys were arrested and are now awaiting trial, which will come up next Tuesday, Nov. 24th. In the meantime, new developments have come about. On Friday morning, a white man named Gus Drews gave himself into the custody of the officers, claiming that it was he who killed Robert Banks, and that he did so in self defense… Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context November Summaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1903-11-28 Title A name given to the resource A Brutal Murder Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Liam Eynan Summary A white man commits a murder of his black coworker over an argument. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18961219.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Newport News, December 14 – Special - Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, Mr. J. H. Bocock, an employee of the merchants and Miners' Transportation Company, shot a colored man named Louis Chick, and the latter is now hovering between life and death. Bocock went to Chief-of-Police Harwood and surrendered himself, and with John Chick, a brother of the wounded colored man is now confined in the city jail. The affair happened on Chesapeake and Ohio Pier 5. It seems that R. C. Harwood, boss of the freight assorters ordered Louis Chick to place a large box at a certain point, and he threw it down in another place. Words followed, resulting in the "lie" from the colored man, and the two came to blows. WORDS BETWEEN THEM Bocock, who had reported in the morning to go on duty as a watchman and who was later put on the freight work, said something to the colored man, and the latter retaliated. It is said that Bocock used a profane word and the colored man called him a very hard name and threatened him. With that, Bocock is said to have struck Chick, who reached back, drew a knife and started to open it when Bocock drew his revolver and shot Chick just below the left nipple. The Boston ship was discharging at the time, and there were nearly 200 colored men on the pier. About fifty of these, headed by John Chick, with a revolver, started after Bocock. and chased him into the yard enclosure. Bocock passed through the gateway, and the watch man immediately closed the gate and shut the crowd out of the yard. Location Lower Right Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Nov.docx Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-12-19 Title A name given to the resource A Brutal Murder Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Brian Schrott Summary A Canadian Minister from Montreal writes to John Mitchell Jr. complementing him on how he bravely champions “the rights of the black race.” Item Type Letter to the Editor Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18971106.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Social Change Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Montreal Prov. of Canada. To the Editor of the Richmond Planet: – Dear Sir: –A copy of your very ably edited paper was handed to me this morning and I upon reading it became much inflated with the brave and undaunted manner in which you champion the rights of the black race. It is true that in the main the race is not wise, but for that they are not to blame and the laws of the country should not be abrogated in regard to their crimes. They should have fair and impartial trials and this method would be an educating influence to them, but lynching only teaches murder upon murder and wrong upon wrong. It is a very heart rending thing to read in your paper the number of lynchings in the very face of the law. I call it a brutal murder, and if a just conclusion is arrived at, it is murder in the first degree, and I do hope and pray to see a day come in which the United States government will pass laws to bring these heartless abusers of the law to the end of the rope as a fair trial of the courts of proper judicature will dictate. The influence of those outrages in the states of the Union are a dangerous element to the progress of the colored race in Canada. We have to be men of power and discretion to keep down feelings which we see at times giving consent to those happenings and give no ground as cowards and in this way, we hold our own. It is true that the “British” Lion is very severe upon wrong doing and in the language of Lord Nelson, “England expects every man will do his duty.” I am supporting the freeman, the Journal of the Lodge, and the Recorder and would that I could support more, but I am a poor Elder in itinerary of the British Methodist Episcopal Church, and have no way of support only by the charity of the people in public collections. Respectfully yours, Rev. R. L. Holden, Albert St., No. 26, Montreal City, Oct. 15, 1897. Location Lower Right Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18971106-A Canadian Minister Writes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-11-06 Title A name given to the resource A Canadian Minister Writes Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Emma Roberts Summary The Planet encourages every black person to hear Archbishop Justus J. Evans speak “for the purpose of delivering the helpless from evil.” Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19061110&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Social Change Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound A Chance for the Colored People to Arise in all Parts of America Archbishop Justus J. Evans, D. G., who is now forming and creating a pure, Godly Syndicate out of true members of the Negro race for the purpose fo delivering the helpless from evil will address the colored people of America from 2111 W. Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., beginning nov. 6th to the 26th, 1906. If any man or woman of the Negro race misses hearing this greate hero of the race they will miss a fortune of knowledge and understanding, which is hard to gain in a whole life time, for he is full of sound wisdom. And the Archbishop has made ample provision and room for over seven hundred thousand of the best men and women of the whole Negro race to be unites together in this great syndicate, and everyone who comes to hear him should bring some money with them, as such opportunities as have never before come to teh colored people in America, will be offered them to take advantage of at that time, which can be seized upon by each and every person present for at least 25 or 50 cents each. Each address will appear each week in the True Light of Life Magazine, copies of it can be had for 10 cents each. Location Lower Right Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19061110-A Chance for the Colored People to Arise in all Parts of America-EmmaRoberts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-11-10 Title A name given to the resource A Chance for the Colored People to Arise in all Parts of America Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Liam Eynan Summary A group of unjustly imprisoned black women and a man wait in prison for retrial. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18960104&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound We called at the city jail Thursday, 2nd instant and learned that a girl baby had been ushered into the work between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock January 1st, 1896. Mary Abernathy was doing well. Pokey had installed herself as nurse. Both have been removed to a room adjoining where every comfort consistent with their unfortunate condition is given them. We had received a letter from the wife of Solomon Marable. As we gazed through the iron grating, we saw him with pan in hand hungrily devouring the dinner which had been served him in common with the other prisoners. Later he came to the iron gate and leaned up against it, we read to him the missive which conveyed to him the news of home. He said, he had written to his wife three days before. Enquiring at the oyster-house of J. T. Montgomery, 1509 E. Franklin ST., elicited the fact that David James Thompson had been there and he had made threats against Solomon Marable and the Editor of the Planet. He bought three gallons of oysters and had them sent to Murphy's Hotel. Messers. "Jack" Steward, Braxton Harris, and John Atkinson heard what he said and Wm. Smith carried the oysters to him at Murphy's Hotel. He was spare build with sandy mustache, wore a light coat and a brown derby The fact that David James Thompson had been to this city and in the presence of witnesses declared that he would kill Solomon Marable and Editor Mitchell on sight has created a profound sensation. It is another startling development in this truly remarkable case and emphazies in a way that nothing else could have done the declaration that the prisoners would not be safe if conveyed to Lunenburg County without military escort. MR. WISE'S LETTER. Hon George D. Wise has written to Judge W. H. Mann asking him to join with him in a request to Judge Orgain to postpone the consideration of these cases until the February term of the court as Mary Abernathy is unable to travel, and to remove her would endanger her life. As to whether he will grant this request is an open question. The January term of the Lunenburg County Court begins on the 18th. It will be remembered that the plea of Mary Barnes was dismissed by the Supreme Court upon motion of her counsel. This prevents the County Court from exercising any jurisdiction over her and upon the result a the trial of Pokey Barnes and Mary Abernathy will to a great extent depend her future. THEIR RIGHTS IN THE PREMISES. With a fair and impartial jury, there would be no doubt of the result of the trial. Tbe prisoners are clearly entitled to a change of venue, that is the trial of the case at some other place, but it is doubtful that Judge Orgain will dare go contrary to the sentiment of the county and grant such a request. Desperate efforts have been and are being made to manufacture testimony against these innocent people. A STUBBORN FIGHT AHEAD. In the coming trial every inch of the ground will be hotly contested and neither time nor money will be spared to secure that justice to which every citizen is entitled. We have been creditably informed that the prisoners will be safely conducted to Lunenburg C. H. and the trial allowed to take place. Should they be convicted, no trouble will ensue, but should they be acquitted, they would be lynched. Steps have been taken to meet this anomalous condition of affairs. Gov. O'Ferrell, since his special message to the legislature has taken no further action in the premises. The legislature will convene again Monday, but it is evident that it will do nothing. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Copy of Copy of ~MASTER ITEM TEMPLATE Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-01-04 Title A name given to the resource A Child Born Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Emma Alvarez Summary A band of horsemen in Alabama threaten the black population because they believe they are taking their jobs and dislike the fact that the farmers are protecting and hiring them. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19081031&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Church, School, and Organizations Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Alabama now comes to the front with an outrage. This time the colored people have done absolutely nothing to cause it. It is an attempt to deny to colored people the right to work. Their church and lodge hall have been destroyed according to the following report: “Tusacaloosa, Ala., Oct. 11- A Negro Baptist Church and lodge hall at Spring Hill, Ala., were burned Friday night by unknown persons. A band of horsemen, alleged to have been organized with the intention of driving the Negroes out of the community, is said to have set fire to the church and hall. It is reported that several of the Negroes have received anonymous letters, telling them if they do not leave the county they will be killed and that their houses have already been fired into. The Negroes are badly frightened, and are hiding in the woods, being afraid to remain in their homes at night. White farmer are doing everything possible to protect the Negroes. White farmers are to protect them. This is a ray of hope. These farmers find that the Negro’s labor is better and cheaper than that of the white men, who are attempting to drive them out. Some people will argue that this constitutes a Negro problem. We do not see it in that light. It is a question of the white man’s lawlessness and will be settled in a short while if the same energy and devotion displayed by Gov. Patterson of Tennessee is brought into action in Alabama. Where human life, be it Negro’s or white man’s, is insecure capital will not find an abiding place, and where capital will not abide, hard-times will set up its throne without thought of molestation or annoyance. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Oct13 1908 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908-10-31 Title A name given to the resource A Church Destroyed Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Brian Schrott Summary A black owned bank fails and the reasons are unknown. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18970313.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Business and Industry Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound A Lexington Savings Bank, a colored institution at Baltimore, MD has failed, with liabilities of over ($16,000) sixteen thousand dollars. Lawyer E. J. Waring, the president and cashier has disappeared. The safe was forced open by experts and only ($28.72) twenty-eight dollars and seventy-two cents found therein. A profound sensation has been created. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18970313- A Colored Bank Fails Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-03-13 Title A name given to the resource A Colored Bank Fails Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Ryan Shah Summary Augustine Joseph McNorton establishes the first black Catholic newspaper in Washington, D.C. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19050218.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Business and Industry Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The only colored Catholic newspaper in the world is now established and edited in Washington, D.C., by Mr. Augustine Joseph McNorton. Mr. McNorton has been a student in St. Joseph’s Catholic Seminary at Baltimore, where he has been studying for the priesthood. He leaves by permission until he establishes a colored catholic newspaper. The editor of this now famous paper is a convert from the Baptist ministry and was for a number of years a student at the Virginia Union University. He has written a book on “The Catholic Church, the only hope of the Negro.” The entire press association highly commends this new and unique journal, and its famous editor is stirring the minds of the race by his deep and convincing editorials on the “only Hope of the Negro.” This paper is called “The Catholic Herald” and published at 334 C St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A Colored Catholic Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-02-18 Title A name given to the resource A Colored Catholic Newspaper Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Brian Schrott Summary During severe thunderstorms, a lightning strike kills a black girl near Eastville Pearl Church. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18970522.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Women Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound During a very severe thunder-storm May14, lightning struck and killed instantly, near Eastville, Pearl Church, a 12-year-old girl. It also killed a 3-year-old colt belonging to George White. A barn nearby was badly damaged. Location Lower Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18970522-A Colored Girl Killed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-05-22 Title A name given to the resource A Colored Girl Killed