THE TRUTH ABOUT
LYNCHING and THE
NEGRO IN THE SOUTH
IN WHICH THE AUTHOR PLEADS THAT THE
SOUTH BE MADE SAFE FOR THE WHITE RACE
THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY
440 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
MCMXVIII
Copyright, 1918, by
The Neale Publishing Company
THE TRUTH ABOUT LYNCHING
AND
THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH
| PAGE | ||
| Preface | ||
| CHAPTER | ||
| I | The Lynching of Negroes in the South Previous to the Civil War | 9 |
| II | Lynching During the Civil War and the Carpet-Bag Rule | 29 |
| III | Lynching from the End of Carpet-Bag Rule to the Present Time | 48 |
| IV | The Criminality of the Negro | 72 |
| V | Segregation of the Negro | 101 |
| VI | Negro Wealth or Poverty,—Which? | 123 |
| VII | The Future of the Negro | 141 |
In the preparation of these pages an effort has been made to discoverand present the truth in regard to the Negro in the South. The firstthree chapters need not be considered an attempt at justification oflynching nor an effort at palliation of the disorder, but rather as asetting forth of the facts, conditions, and extenuating circumstancesin such co