1867:  Stabbing in Evansville

An Indianapolis newspaper reported the stabbing death of a Black man in the city of Evansville.  It stated, “There was no clue to the murderer and no effort to hunt him out.  It was only a nigger.”

Cited by:  Cady, D. (2003, June 11). Hate spring eternal:  The dark side of Indiana. Nuvo.