Deputy Sheriff J.T. Griffin of Oakland township, with others assisting, went over into the Farmville section Saturday morning early and robbed a negro of his copper still, three gallons of liquor and caused the negro to shoot the woods like a meteor.
The still was in full blast when the officers arrived, and from the appearance of things in that section, it does look like a still could never be found there. Mr. Nigger made his escape.
From the front page of The Chatham Record, Pittsboro, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 30, 1923. While the “N” word is offensive, it was certainly spoken and occasionally used in print 100 years ago, which is why I’ve recorded the text of this article as it was printed in the Chatham Record.
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