Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-07-18
TROY LETTER.
That $4,000, 900, 900 Debt
WHAT WHITES OWE THE NEGRO.
Troy, n. y, July IA, 1896.

Troy, N. y e, July IA, 1895.
We are having summer here now IN
full. Great many people having gone
off TO the watering places for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. NJ. E. Taylor, of No 81 First st
has been very sick for week, but is
much better now.
We see that Marable had to die a
very disgraceful death, by being. in
bad company. and it seems he had TO
die for some one else's crime. He not
only went himself but carried many
others into great trouble with him even
almost unto death itself. One of many
things we can learn in the Pollard case
is that it is the principle OF the white
man not to take a statement from
colored man against a white man.
Marable was colored man ana 1t
must not be allowed for him to be
witness against the white man David
lanes Thompson) so Marable must
die before the case is ended, so no one
is able now to stand up and witness
against Thompson. So it has been
ever since 1920 and is to-day, the col
ored man has and is suffering and dy-
ing for the white mans crimes In
every respect where a colored person
can be found to be put into the trou-
BILE. In this it seems that colored men,
women and children with their prop
erty must suffer and die while the
murderser go free. :,
IT is high time for the Negro to call
upon his God to deliver him from these
wicked and unjust men of this country
notwithstanding the white men OF this
country owe his colored brother $50
600 600 900. Some one asked how car
that be2
We all must admit that God has
2 made of one blood all nations thai
{ dwell on the earth, then all men arr
brothers. it does not make any differ
:. ence whether they be white, black, rec
3 or rray-they are men just the same
: We know of the lower animals such a
horses, COWS, sheep, hogs, birds ant
fishes, they are all of various colors
: but that does not change the fact tina
thew ara of the same kind just tn
:, same; so are al
men have as much right in this coun
8 try as any other men; and have don
" as much or little more TO make IL wha
\ it is to-day.
q THE white man owes the black ma
u in this country to-day $35 600 ,OOO,OO
a for their labor in time of slavery II
q IS i'm debt to him (the black man) 10
all they have lynched since the wa
~ thew are in debt to him for justice b'
&c fore the law of the land and Gods la
also. thew are in debt to hiIu for h
rights as a citizen, and they are
debt To him because they do ali the
or murderous crimes and make the Dlat
20 man pay the penalty:
st Take notice our white brother hi
De not maid US one cent for our labor v
did for him for $50 years. Thirt
wears ago 4, 900, 900 of US were sent oil
from our labor for them, without Al
thing to eat, clothes, land. home
schools. churches, teacher or leade
q? to guide or protect us, in any way. v
AZ ! were a great deal larger in numb
at than the children of Isreal when thu
to were sent out from under the hands
h. King Pharaoh of Egypt. They we
H. not sent out empty handed, but hi
IN. something to start OF on.
nd If our white brother only had Civ
is as five cents per day for our labor.
the end of the war they would ha
owed us SIS, pc, 000, 900 or 1857. 90 1
e. for each person that was set free. L
oe interest on that at three per cent
80 thirty-one years is sic, $3.50, 100 200, a
IA grand total is $35, 280 100 600. VIII
we know our brother ON
us every thing we have mentioned
to this letter and much more, we are II
: forqetful of the many thousands of {
lars the kind white brethren in
North and South have and are spen
-. ing for the upbuilding of his color
brother, although the colored peol
of these United States have not
ceived one cent but that which isrig
eel ly his own.
vancements and his part IN point
next week.