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Bad Niggers - - About four weeks ago the Landmark stated that there were 4 or 5 negro convicts In Platte City and there was a liability of trouble at any time with these tough characters.
We have a large colored population in Platte City that harbor these ex-penitentiary birds and make heroes of them. For this reason, Platte City is a fine place of refuge for these negro convicts.
Our colored people should know this harboring of these convicts is dangerous work and may get them into trouble. The peaceable and law-abiding part of our colored people are opposed to these hard characters coming to Platte City, but the better class of negroes are cowed by the bad niggers and are afraid to say or do anything.
This thing should be investigated and the bad niggers "given time." The negro Bryant was just out of the penitentiary.Date(s) of Creation
8/11/1916Other Names and Numbers
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Free BlacksOther Name
Bryant, (unnamed)Other Numbers
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The Landmark (Platte City, MO, 1866-1963): 08/11/1916, p. 1Copyright
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Bill NicholsDate
7/6/2026General Notes
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Platte City, MissouriNote
1916.08.11 Bad Niggers The_Landmark_1916_08_11_1.pdfNote
BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
08/11/1916: Bad Niggers
