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New Bern Negro Magistrates and White Citizen Threats
A Charlotte Observer correspondent reports on Craven County in eastern North Carolina. The writer describes rampant negro magistrates in New Bern, with multiple trials daily, and alleges abuses against white residents including a case of a white woman bound over to court while a black constable and magistrates preside. The piece condemns the rise of negro power and previews forthcoming critiques of Craven County candidates.
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Charlotte Observer
A E.C. Bryan
Newbern
Wilmington
Craven County
Douglass
Chapman
Green
Bryan
Geo
Gaskill
Uabischt
New York
Habischt
William Calligan
Fred Douglas
Stanley
Craven
H. B.C. Bryant
North Carolina
Daniel L. Russell
W. F. Eawards
Lemon Springs
Moore County
Raleigh
Democratic Party
Moore
Party For Reform
Burke County
North