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 juries I think the per cent. of Negro jurors has increased. They are simply accepted or struck off as any other citizen. I believe more are accepted by white than colored litigants. They have served on some of our very important cases"

County No. 2, 14,000 white people, 9,000 Negroes: "We haven't had any Negroes on the jury in county for several years. They used to have a few on the jury several years ago, so I have been informed, but none in the last few years."

County No. 3, 21,000 white people, 16,000 Negroes: "We do not use Negro jurors in our State or county courts at all."

County No. 4, 7,000 white people, 8,000 Negroes: " It has been the rule of county to have Negroes on the grand and petit juries. They have given satisfaction. The colored jurors are represented by about 25 per cent. of the jurors."

The cases quoted from in the earlier part of this chapter show even better than these letters the attitude of Texas toward Negro jurors.

Virginia.—County No. 1, 6,700 white people, 8,500 Negroes: "No Negro juror in this court for ten years, and I don't think that there will ever be"

County No. 2, 3,900 white people, 5,500 Negroes: " from reconstruction days up to ten or twelve years ago a few Negroes served on the jury of this county. My impression is that they made very little impression in the jury, and they were completely dominated by white men in said bodies, who were, of course, greatly in the majority. At this time no Negro jurors are drawn at all."