Унесенные ветром

Chapter 37

           Menwereinsultedonthestreetsbydrunkenblacks,housesandbarnswereburnedatnight,horsesandcattleandchickensstoleninbroaddaylight,crimesofallvarietieswerecommittedandfewoftheperpetratorswerebroughttojustice.

           Buttheseignominiesanddangerswereasnothingcomparedwiththeperilofwhitewomen,manybereftbythewarofmaleprotection,wholivedaloneintheoutlyingdistrictsandonlonelyroads.Itwasthelargenumberofoutragesonwomenandtheever-presentfearforthesafetyoftheirwivesanddaughtersthatdroveSouthernmentocoldandtremblingfuryandcausedtheKuKluxKlantospringupovernight.AnditwasagainstthisnocturnalorganizationthatthenewspapersoftheNorthcriedoutmostloudly,neverrealizingthetragicnecessitythatbroughtitintobeing.TheNorthwantedeverymemberoftheKuKluxhunteddownandhanged,becausetheyhaddaredtakethepunishmentofcrimeintotheirownhandsatatimewhentheordinaryprocessesoflawandorderhadbeenoverthrownbytheinvaders.

           Herewastheastonishingspectacleofhalfanationattempting,atthepointofbayonet,toforceupontheotherhalftheruleofnegroes,manyofthemscarcelyonegenerationoutoftheAfricanjungles.Thevotemustbegiventothembutitmustbedeniedtomostoftheirformerowners.TheSouthmustbekeptdownanddisfranchisementofthewhiteswasonewaytokeeptheSouthdown.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 952 из 1537