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A great many white men are lynched, but the crime is peculiarly frequent in respect to black men.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “A great many white men are lynched, but the crime is peculiarly frequent in respect to black men.”
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Roosevelt acknowledges that lynching affects both white and black men, but notes its frequency among black men.
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