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| − | '''Wesley Lawrence''' was a black man killed by a lynch-mob on | + | '''Wesley Lawrence''' was a black man killed by a lynch-mob on [[November 22]], [[1899]].[http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Base/8507/NLPlaces1.htm] |
| − | + | A. C. Brewton, Sr., a resident of [[McDavid]], wrote to the ''Pensacola Daily News'' in support of the lynching: | |
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| − | A. C. Brewton, Sr., a resident of McDavid, wrote to the ''Pensacola Daily News'' in support of the lynching: | ||
:''I do not believe in lynch law, but I do believe in lynching the fiend that commits the crime that Wes Lawrence committed. I am 72 years and 7 months of age. I am one among the oldest citizens of Escambia County, but when I heard this morning that they had lynched the brute that committed the outrage on Mrs. W. M. Bowman, I was overflowed with joy.'' | :''I do not believe in lynch law, but I do believe in lynching the fiend that commits the crime that Wes Lawrence committed. I am 72 years and 7 months of age. I am one among the oldest citizens of Escambia County, but when I heard this morning that they had lynched the brute that committed the outrage on Mrs. W. M. Bowman, I was overflowed with joy.'' | ||
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