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STREETS OF OHO BEING PATROLLEDF* *i As Result of Killing of Two «' White Men and Several Ne-1 gres in a Clash Over Elec 1 tion Privileges There Yes-! terday.I Orlando, Fla., Nov. 4.—Former serif vice men patrolled the streets of Or 1 lando. Ocoee and nearby towns thru • out the night to prevent a renewal .f | the dash which is known to have resulted in the death of two whites and | six negroes at Ocoee Tuesday night,f; following the attempt of a negro to . vote after being, denied the right on the ground that he had not paid nls poll tax.IELECTION RIOT AT ORLANDOAND VICINITY WAS SERIOUSOrlando, Fla., Nov. 4.—The full casualty list at Ocoee, twelve miles from here, where two whites were shot to death and one negro lynched Tuesday In an election riot and sev-, eral other negroes perished when the buildings in which they sought shelter were burned, had not reached here last night.Armed whites were reported patrolling the region and closing in on negroes who fled to the woods, the pursuit being accompanied by intermittent firing.More than twenty buildings in the negro settlement were burned. jReports from Ocoee last night said that explosion* of considerable amounts of ammunition occured as the flames swept the buildings and , that numerous firearms were found ! in the ruins later.Some reports said five negroes died j in the flames. One negro woman* was among these, it was si Id, but no children.The battle v%as precipitated by the attempt of July Perry, a negro, to i vote after he had been refused the I privilege by election Judges on the ground that he had not paid his poll tax. He returned later armed with u shotgun, but it was taken from him and he was driven away.After dark Tuesday night, according to reports from the scene, Perry again approached the polls accompanied by a number of other negroes.(Contirued on pago 6)
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Thomasville Times Enterprise Semi Weekly Edition
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Fri, Nov 05, 1920
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