{"id":102,"date":"2021-08-03T22:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T22:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2022-01-11T21:48:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T21:48:25","slug":"strange-fruit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/strange-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TRIGGER WARNING THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED AS A HISTORICAL DEPICTION OF A LYNCHING IN MACON COUNTY AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO READ. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November of 1898, a violent mob of approximately 150 &#8211; 300 citizens of Macon county stormed the jail where Mitch Mozeley (at times spelled Mosely) awaited trial. Mr. Mozeley, was an employee of Mr. Cunningham, a livery stable owner in the heart of town; his livery stable was located on Palmer Street. Mitch had been accused of breaking in and entering and attempted rape of two prominent white women in town, Mrs. Munday, of the Munday house hotel and Mrs. Sherrill, a preacher&#8217;s wife. Mr. Mozeley was lead to an iron bridge on the east side of town and lynched by the mob. Below you will find an examination of the events leading up and the lynching itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sub><strong>Trigger warning, many of the pieces below contain racially charged language and reference sexual assault and may be disturbing to read.<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot only is it true that many of the alleged cases of rape against the Negro, are like the foregoing, but the same crime committed by white men against Negro women and girls, is never punished by mob or the law. A leading journal in South Carolina openly said some months ago that \u201cit is not the same thing for a white man to assault a colored woman as for a colored man to assault a white woman, because the colored woman had no finer feelings nor virtue to be outraged!\u201d Yet colored women have always had far more reason to complain of white men in this respect than ever white women have had of Negroes.\u201d<br>\u2015 Ida B. Wells-Barnett, The Red Record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billie Holiday-Strange fruit- HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Web007rzSOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article1-531x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article1-531x1024.png 531w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article1-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article1.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption>Mitch Mozeley was lynched on November 8th of 1898 by &#8220;unknown parties&#8221;. One day before state elections were to take place. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are enhanced views of the article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Purity-of-our-women.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"134\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=134\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Purity-of-our-women.png 418w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Purity-of-our-women-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Munday-attack.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"141\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Munday-attack.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=141\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Munday-attack.png 301w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Munday-attack-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mrs-Sherrill.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"136\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=136\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mrs-Sherrill.png 399w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mrs-Sherrill-156x300.png 156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-ID-by-Munday-and-Sherrill-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"137\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=137\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-ID-by-Munday-and-Sherrill-1.png 414w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-ID-by-Munday-and-Sherrill-1-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mozeley-condemmed.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"140\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=140\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mozeley-condemmed.png 413w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mozeley-condemmed-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jury-and-unknown-parties.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"138\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=138\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jury-and-unknown-parties.png 421w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jury-and-unknown-parties-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lines-cut.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"139\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=139\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lines-cut.png 417w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lines-cut-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, with careful examination of the Franklin Press articles in weeks leading up to the murder of Mr. Mozeley. I began to notice some discrepancies in the reporting. In the weeks leading up to the public execution, there had been two reports of break-ins in the heart of town. In a previous report, on or around October 19, 1898, a young girl, Hattie Love, staying with the Sherrills was the victim of the attack. <em><strong>Not<\/strong> <\/em>Mrs. Sherrill as the reporting of the lynching describes. The time of day in which the alleged attack occurred does not align with the original of &#8220;an attempted outrage&#8221;. Originally, the Franklin Press reports that the attack occurred at four o&#8217;clock in the morning. <strong><em>Not<\/em><\/strong> in the evening before Mrs. Sherrill retired for the night. In the second report, Mrs. J.R Pendergrass&#8217;s home had been broken into as reported on October 26, 1898. In the reporting, Mr. Mozeley had only confessed to breaking into Rev. Sherrill&#8217;s home. He did not confess to breaking into the Munday house, the Pendergrass house, or attempted rape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" width=\"541\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-2.png 700w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-2-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Attempted-outrage-1898-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Attempted-outrage-1898-2.png 253w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Attempted-outrage-1898-2-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><sub>Note: At this time in 1898, the right to a fair and speedy trail had already been established by the 6th amendment of the Constitution. <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: <sub>Prior to November of 1898, African American men had held office and served on juries in North Carolina. <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Death hangs heavy in the air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1898 was a deadly year for people of color in North Carolina. The Democratic party had been running a fear campaign catering to the the insecurities and prevalent racism of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The &#8220;white supremacy campaign&#8221; was exactly that. The Democrats repeatedly stated that only white men were fit to hold political office. They often accused the fusionists, especially the Republicans, of supporting &#8220;negro domination&#8221; in the state. Indeed, there were a large number of African American officeholders, some of whom had been elected and many more who were appointed to office. The Democrats referred to themselves as the &#8220;white man&#8217;s party&#8221; and appealed to white North Carolinians to restore them to power.&#8221; Below is a link to UNC&#8217;s online exhibit for the election of 1898, which details the racially charged events that lead up to the Wilmington insurrection. <a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.lib.unc.edu\/exhibits\/show\/1898\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/exhibits.lib.unc.edu\/exhibits\/show\/1898\">https:\/\/exhibits.lib.unc.edu\/exhibits\/show\/1898<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Timeline <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aug 18, 1898 &#8211; Alex Manly publishes his piece \u201cslandering\u201d white women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 14, 1898&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; Republican and Populist meetings in Macon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 14, 1898 &#8211; Democratic primaries in the district&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 21,1898 &#8211; Franklin Press runs a piece that talks on Republicans falsely reporting that Democrats plan to disenfranchise Black voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 5, 1898 &#8211; Pearson and Crawford &#8211; congressional house candidates make speeches near court house in Macon County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 12, 1898 &#8211; Ed Cunningham\u2019s white supremacist letter from relative living in New Bern is published in Franklin Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 19, 1898 &#8211; On or near Oct 19 (a few cover pages are missing) Hattie Love\u2019s bedroom in the Sherrill\u2019s home is broken into by unknown assailant described as a African American man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 19, 1898- The Franklin Press publishes a piece about an African American magistrate in Wilmington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898 &#8211; Unknown assailant tried to break into Pendergrass house. Vivian Pendergrass, Mrs. Pendergrass\u2019s son, fires three shots at the retreating assailant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898&nbsp; &#8211; Wilmington Star ad in Franklin Press betting that Democrats will win elections. <em>Please note Wilmington NC is approximately 388 miles from Macon County.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898- Franklin press claims that there are not enough Republicans or populist to win any offices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898 &#8211; Franklin press reports in Local and Personal that a jury in Wilmington consisted of 11 African Americans and one white man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898 &#8211; Franklin press reports that in Caswell County a African American man will be running for legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 2, 1898- H.H Mashburn a former Macon man now a minister living in New Bern replies to the Franklin Press&#8217;s editor W.A Curtis further inciting feelings of white supremacy in Macon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 2, 1898- J.H Dillard and Joel Crisp denounce the Democratic party but also denounce Alex Manly\u2019s article on the \u201cslander of white women\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 6, 1898 &#8211; Mitch Mozeley is lynched the day before elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 7, 1898&nbsp; &#8211; NC state elections held.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 10, 1898 &#8211; Wilmington Insurrection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 10, 1898 &#8211; Gov Russell sent correspondence to Macon for a special trail for Mitch Mozeley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 30, 1898- Mitch\u2019s lynching is reenacted by local children by hanging a stuffed doll from a limb over a road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dec 5, 1898 &#8211;  Mitch would have been tried on this day by a superior court.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 9, 1900 &#8211; A congressional investigation into Pearson V Crawford and its connection to voter suppression, fraud, and Mitch Mozeley&#8217;s murder. For more information on the investigation please see the congressional records linked below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ezRkSULrMrIC&amp;pg=PA5342&amp;lpg=PA5342&amp;dq=mitch+mosley+in+macon+county,+nc&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=JOGA_k1VT2&amp;sig=ACfU3U2NMqFD7qXOeBv2-Vxlqz95DcANMA&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfsIzSoIHyAhUCSzABHeb3BwMQ6AEwBXoECA4QAw#v=on\">https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ezRkSULrMrIC&amp;pg=PA5342&amp;lpg=PA5342&amp;dq=mitch+mosley+in+macon+county,+nc&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=JOGA_k1VT2&amp;sig=ACfU3U2NMqFD7qXOeBv2-Vxlqz95DcANMA&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfsIzSoIHyAhUCSzABHeb3BwMQ6AEwBXoECA4QAw#v=on<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-bottom\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries.png 738w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 14, 1898<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-party-conventions-in-Macon-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries-cover-page.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries-cover-page.png 755w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-14-1898-democratic-primaries-cover-page-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-d386e3ae-0f45-4ca0-a66e-742d14e806f6\">\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-cover-page-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-cover-page-1.png 748w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-cover-page-1-300x60.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sept 21, 1898<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-of-disenfranchisement-zoomed-213x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-of-disenfranchisement-zoomed-213x1024.png 213w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-of-disenfranchisement-zoomed.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-zoomed-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-zoomed-Copy.png 257w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sept-21-1898-false-reporting-zoomed-Copy-166x300.png 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-cover-page.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-cover-page.png 722w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-cover-page-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 5, 1898 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-zoomed-552x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-zoomed-552x1024.png 552w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-zoomed-162x300.png 162w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-zoomed.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some some slightly clearer images of the Crawford V Pearson coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crawford-V-Pearson-zoomed-oct-5-162x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"137\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crawford-V-Pearson-zoomed-image-2-137x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crawford-V-Pearson-zoomed-image-2-137x1024.jpg 137w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crawford-V-Pearson-zoomed-image-2-40x300.jpg 40w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Crawford-V-Pearson-zoomed-image-2.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-crawford-pearson-debate-image-3-308x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\" width=\"308\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-crawford-pearson-debate-image-3-308x1024.jpg 308w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-crawford-pearson-debate-image-3-90x300.jpg 90w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-5-1898-crawford-pearson-debate-image-3.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-3.png 700w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oct-19-is-the-only-cover-page-i-could-find-for-hattie-love-.-3-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 19, 1898<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hattie-Love-outrage-Oct-19-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hattie-Love-outrage-Oct-19-.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hattie-Love-outrage-Oct-19--219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cunningham-letter-from-newbern.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cunningham-letter-from-newbern.png 297w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cunningham-letter-from-newbern-107x300.png 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-magistrates-Oct-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-magistrates-Oct-19.jpg 226w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-magistrates-Oct-19-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-cover-page-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-cover-page-9.png 748w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-cover-page-9-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 26, 1898 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Break-in-Oct-26-1896-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Break-in-Oct-26-1896-7.png 328w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Break-in-Oct-26-1896-7-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/No-republicans-or-populist-in-macon-county-Oct-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/No-republicans-or-populist-in-macon-county-Oct-26.png 353w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/No-republicans-or-populist-in-macon-county-Oct-26-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-Judge-Adams-running-a-negro-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-Star-places-ads-for-bets-Oct-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-Star-places-ads-for-bets-Oct-26.png 289w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington-Star-places-ads-for-bets-Oct-26-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-democratic-party-must-change-negro-party-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-democratic-party-must-change-negro-party-2.png 303w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-democratic-party-must-change-negro-party-2-108x300.png 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-local-and-personal-zoomed-wilimington-jury-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-local-and-personal-zoomed-wilimington-jury-3.png 319w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Oct-26-local-and-personal-zoomed-wilimington-jury-3-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-cover-page.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-cover-page.png 719w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-cover-page-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 2, 1898<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 2nd Franklin press editorial is the reply from a Reverend H.H Mashburn a former resident of Franklin who, at the time was in charge of Baptist Tabernacle of New Bern. I have included the biography given in the Franklin Press Reverend Mashburn below. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-1898-Reply-to-letter-from-new-bern-169x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-1898-Reply-to-letter-from-new-bern-169x1024.png 169w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-1898-Reply-to-letter-from-new-bern.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-Reply-from-New-Bern-image-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"223\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=223\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-Reply-from-New-Bern-image-1.png 572w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nov-2-Reply-from-New-Bern-image-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-2-Nov-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"224\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=224\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-2-Nov-2.png 518w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-2-Nov-2-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-3-Nov-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"225\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=225\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-3-Nov-2.png 526w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-3-Nov-2-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-4-Nov-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"226\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=226\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-4-Nov-2.png 537w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reply-from-New-Bern-image-4-Nov-2-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rev-Mashburn-on-the-Street-letter-of-new-bern.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"228\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rev-Mashburn-on-the-Street-letter-of-new-bern.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/?attachment_id=228\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rev-Mashburn-on-the-Street-letter-of-new-bern.png 249w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rev-Mashburn-on-the-Street-letter-of-new-bern-175x300.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article2-531x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article2-531x1024.png 531w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article2-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mitch-Mozeley-original-article2.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">November 8, 1898. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cover-for-mitch-mozeley-ghost.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cover-for-mitch-mozeley-ghost.png 727w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cover-for-mitch-mozeley-ghost-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 30, 1898<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Macon&#8217;s children recreate the ritual.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-ghost-of-mitch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-ghost-of-mitch.png 425w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-ghost-of-mitch-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/special-session-for-mitch-mozeley1-Dec-5-1898-259x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/special-session-for-mitch-mozeley1-Dec-5-1898-259x1024.png 259w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/special-session-for-mitch-mozeley1-Dec-5-1898-76x300.png 76w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/special-session-for-mitch-mozeley1-Dec-5-1898.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 10, 1898. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitch would have been tried on December 5, 1898 had he not been lynched. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wilmington.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nov 10, 1898<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Wilmington Insurrection <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Ashe story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ashe story as recorded on page 110, article 29 of &#8220;The Heritage of Macon County North Carolina Vol. 1&#8221; Published by the Macon County Historical Society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Issac served Macon county as U.S Marshal and Constable. One memorable incident occurred while he was Constable. He was told by local men to remain at home and that night Mitch Moseley, a local Negro, was taken from the jail and hung on the old Tennessee River Bridge.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issac J Ashe Oct 15, 1850 &#8211; May 1, 1926<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mitch-Mozeley-Alabama.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mitch-Mozeley-Alabama.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/macon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mitch-Mozeley-Alabama-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Mozeley&#8217;s memorial at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please note, I am actively updating this page. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to message the page. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIGGER WARNING THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED AS A HISTORICAL DEPICTION OF A LYNCHING IN MACON COUNTY AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO READ. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION. In November of 1898, a violent mob of approximately 150 &#8211; 300 citizens of Macon county stormed the jail where Mitch Mozeley (at times spelled Mosely) awaited trial. 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