JULY 24, 1862:
In
Kinston, North Carolina, two slaves, owned by the Reverend W. P. Middle and
Ellaba Coward, were executed on order of the local Confederate Military
Commandant, for communicating with the Federals and for enticing other slaves
to flee North. “[They] pled the old John Brown excuse,” the Confederate officer
explained when questioned.
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