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Editorial
August 23, 1905
The Manning Times
Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial urges local authorities and police to address able-bodied Black men loitering in town, claiming they live by theft, and calls for locking them up for street work or driving them away to protect the community and honest Black residents from suspicion.
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We would direct the attention of our local authorities to the number of able bodied negroes who are daily loafing about this town. There should be a way found to put a stop to this condition of things, and we feel satisfied if the council will instruct the police this pest will be removed in short order.
Look out any day, at any hour, and you will see strapping, burly negroes loitering about the streets. How do they live? They do not work, they have no bank accounts, hence they must either steal, or live upon what others steal.
As a matter of justice to the honest colored population of this town, the authorities should rid this community of these loafers. There is no need to handle these cases with gloves on, it is unnecessary to draw fine legal distinctions, just give the orders to the police to lock them up or "move on."
Those who are locked up, should be made to do time on the streets, and those who choose to move on must stay moved.
It is a disgusting sight to see a muscular negro strolling about the streets with a guitar swung over his shoulders, or sitting on the court house square picking the instrument for the entertainment of a gang whose indolent habits will breed crime, and perhaps some innocent negro will be put to trouble about it, or at least suffer the suspicion.
As a matter of public safety to life and property, we urge the town council to drive these vagrants away.
Look out any day, at any hour, and you will see strapping, burly negroes loitering about the streets. How do they live? They do not work, they have no bank accounts, hence they must either steal, or live upon what others steal.
As a matter of justice to the honest colored population of this town, the authorities should rid this community of these loafers. There is no need to handle these cases with gloves on, it is unnecessary to draw fine legal distinctions, just give the orders to the police to lock them up or "move on."
Those who are locked up, should be made to do time on the streets, and those who choose to move on must stay moved.
It is a disgusting sight to see a muscular negro strolling about the streets with a guitar swung over his shoulders, or sitting on the court house square picking the instrument for the entertainment of a gang whose indolent habits will breed crime, and perhaps some innocent negro will be put to trouble about it, or at least suffer the suspicion.
As a matter of public safety to life and property, we urge the town council to drive these vagrants away.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Or Punishment
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Vagrancy
Negro Loafers
Police Action
Town Council
Public Safety
Loitering
Crime Prevention
What entities or persons were involved?
Local Authorities
Town Council
Police
Honest Colored Population
Vagrant Negroes
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Urging Action Against Vagrant Able Bodied Negroes
Stance / Tone
Strongly Calls For Police Enforcement Against Loafers
Key Figures
Local Authorities
Town Council
Police
Honest Colored Population
Vagrant Negroes
Key Arguments
Able Bodied Negroes Are Daily Loafing About Town
They Do Not Work And Must Steal To Live
Justice To Honest Colored Population Requires Removing Loafers
Police Should Lock Them Up Or Make Them Move On
Locked Up Individuals Should Work On Streets
Indolent Habits Breed Crime And Suspicion On Innocent Negroes
Public Safety Demands Driving Vagrants Away