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Editorial Paragraphs
May 17, 1922 issue

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This article discusses several political issues. Three Negroes, charged with assault and murder of a 17-year-old white girl, were roasted to death by a mob at Kirvin, Texas. The first Negro burned is alleged to have confessed and implicated the other two, although even under torture they steadfastly denied their guilt. Before they were set afire, the three men were mutilated. This triple orgy, unique even in the annals of our South, where human beings are burned alive every year, took place in front of a church.

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OFFENSES against the person; AFRICAN Americans; GUILT; CRIMES against humanity; CHURCH buildings; TEXAS; UNITED States
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