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Springfield bans lifted for Uncle Tom's Cabin screening
Federal Judge Charles G Briggle granted a temporary injunction preventing Mayor J W Kapp from banning the show and from revoking the theater license related to Uncle Tom's Cabin in Springfield Illinois Lincoln resting place city. Attorneys argued the play is not riotous or immoral and does not threaten public peace while opponents warned it inflames anti Negro sentiment.
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