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"Summer came on a
beautiful autumn scene
not far in N. Carolina,
Yellow pine predominates.
Supper at Nashville.
N.C. Here I saw the first
evidence of discrimination
against darkies, also
I must have passed lots;
The station is divided
into 2 waiting rooms, where
+ white. The cars they
were exactly alike in
arrangements. I see the
cars also are marked
"Colored" & "White." I knew
this before of course, but
had never seen it.
I think I have gained
about 3 miles on the