Matt Ingram was accused of 'reckless eyeballing,' (the improper looking at a white person, with sexual intent). He was one of the last African Americans convicted under this law. The case became well-known by civil rights activist in North Carolina. Ingram was a black tenant farmer leaving in Yanceyville, North Carolina. He was married and […]

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