Beginning the Intimidation

The white community in Carrollton, Mississippi falsely claim that the black community of the same town plan to kill them all.

As the time for the election approaches, the lawless elements of Mississippi prepare to intimidate the colored people. The following telegraphic report is so absurd that its falsity is stamped upon its face:
“Grenada, Miss., Oct. 10 - The white people of Carroll County are terribly excited over the discovery of a Negro plot to inaugurate a war of extermination. Word from Carrollton is that a letter was found in the road addressed to a Negro, which exposed the plot. A secret society of Negroes had negotiated with the Winchester Arms Company for a large number of rifles, and with these they propose to slaughter men, women and children. Several leaders have been arrested and the excitement is very intense. Carrollton is the home of Senator Money. A number of Negroes were killed in a riot there several years ago and bad blood still exists. There is no doubt the situation is now critical.”
No, where in the South could colored people be found who would even think of such a thing? They did not do during the four years of war, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that they would attempt any such thing now. These murderous elements are seeking an excuse for the slaughter, and we regret that there are so many incredulous white persons, who would believe such a fairy story as the one just cited.

“Beginning the Intimidation,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed January 20, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1601.