Tag: Terre Haute

  • How Indiana Punishes Miscegenation The New York Times 1879-05-21 Terre Haute, Ind., May 20.—William Nelson, a colored man, was sentenced to-day to pay a fine of $5,000 and be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for one year for marrying a white woman. The prosecution originated in spite, but Nelson was convicted under the law of 1856,…