Negroes Lynch Chinaman
| Newspaper: | The Boston Globe |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | Sat, Aug 6, 1904 |
| Published at: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Page Number: | 12 |
Article Transcript
Indignant Because Whites Acquitted Him for Killing Colored Man.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 6—A new race war is reported from Avon, Washington county, Miss.
Willie Wong, a Chinaman, killed a negro several months ago. He was tried for murder and acquitted by a jury of whites.
The acquittal caused great indignation among the negroes, a mob of whom went to Wong’s house at night and killed him. An investigation of the affair showed that a number of negroes were engaged and there were arrests.
In the south Chinamen are allowed social and other privileges denied the negroes, which has aroused an intensely bitter feeling toward them on the part of the negroes.
Citation
“Negroes Lynch Chinaman.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), August 06, 1904.