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The Note
1911
One of the most impactful narratives that Samuel J. Battle provided us was the time he found a note on his pillow at the station. Battle, who was new to his role, received death threats during his six-month probationary period. Threats, that he hid from his wife, Florence. One threat he recalls was a note pinned to his bed at the station with a hole to resemble a bullet. The block-lettered note said: "N****r if you don't quit, this is what will happen to you."
This story was told to the famed poet Langston Hughes who couldn't believe this happen at the station house.
To read more about this and other stories, check out One Righteous Man by Arthur Browne.
To read more about this and other stories, check out The Black Shields by Roger L. Abel.
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