The Eagle, Cherryville, N.C., August 7, 1919
Chicago Would Send
Negroes South Again
Raleigh, Aug. 6—Chicago would welcome the return of many
negroes to the southern states, according to the tone of a telegram received by
Governor Bickett today from The Chicago
Herald-Examiner. The telegram says:
“Many negroes who came here for war work are anxious to
return south if the south needs them. The spokesman ask us to inquire how many
your state can absorb. They are of the most industrious class, distinct from
the bad element responsible for difficulties here. Please rush answer.”
The Governor’s answer was that North Carolina can absorb
25,000 negroes who want to return from Illinois to the South unless they have
become tainted or intoxicated with dreams of social equality or political
dominion.
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