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Show WASHINGTON ROASTS BURNING OF NEGROES BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. 29, The Age-Herald Age-Herald today publishes, the following letter let-ter from Booker T. Washington: "Within the laat fortnight three members, mem-bers, of my race have been burned at the take, of these one waa a won an. "Nofone of the three was charged with any crime even remotely connected with the abuse of a white woman. In every, case murder was the sole accusation. All of theee burnings took place in broad daylight, day-light, and two of them occurred on Sun-(5 Sun-(5 ay afternoon in eight of a Christian church. , "These barbarian scenes are more disgraceful dis-graceful and degrading to the people whp inflict punishment than thoae who receive it. - "If the law la disregarded when a negro is concerned, it will soon be disregarded when a white man is concerned. "Worst of all, these outrages take place In communltiee where there are Christian hurches; in the midst of people who have their Sunday-schools, their Christian En. deavor eocletiea and Toung Men's Christian Chris-tian associations: where - collections are taken up to send missionaries to Africa and China and the rest of the so-called heathen world." |