[Captain Shady]

*Plus 1902? That's like thirty years removed from slavery. This whole country was very different back then. I have read stories of italians getting lynched in the south during those time.

I was almost ognorant enough to ask ," What Italians in the South back then?"
Then, I remembered the sad fates of two Mormon missionaries in Blacksburg , South Carolina back in the early 20th century. Seems they managed to get killed by the Klan. I've personally seen the door that the Klan shot through,since a LDS friend of mine kept it in his basement as a reminder.
Times can be tough when your race,religion,politics,etc. is unpopular.

[AJ Insider]

A Republican wound up being killed in Hodges in Greenwood County, SC... not sure if it was during Reconstruction or later on toward the turn of the 20th Century.

[cyborg]

I did not know there were italians in the South either back then till I watched this documentary about Italiam immigrants. Yeah you are right. It's not only the South but anywhere where your religion/ethnicity is hated, that's what happens. I'm just thankful for the way this country is today! (even post-Hill and Bill).