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New Berne Negro Rule Tale Spurs Western NC Tensions
A long letter to the editor details racial and political discord in Craven and surrounding counties. It describes court juries, deputy sheriffs, and numerous black officials, contrasting them with white leadership and urging reform. The piece cites property values, school boards, and local offices to illustrate alleged reform failures and rising insurgency within Republican ranks in Asheville and Buncombe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Berne
North Carolina
Craven County
Sherif Hahn
Hehaw Hahn
Gil
Strickly
Lassitter
Republican Party
George H. White
Congress
Petty
Carolina
Peasuere
Union
Fort Macon
Asheville
Buncombe
Pearson
Internal Revenue and Post Office