Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The law is too slow
Bellows, George, 1882-1925 · [1922–1923]
An illustration for a tragic story. The reproduction was published in the Century Magazine. (Bellows) / [Drawing] illustrates "Nemesis," by Mary Johnston, a story about a fictitious black man who was accused of attacking and killing a white woman. In the story all the men involved in the burning subsequently fall upon misfortune. (Mason)
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