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== The Marion Lynching == | == The Marion Lynching == | ||
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''Intro ''<br> | ''Intro ''<br> | ||
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== The Shooting == | == The Shooting == | ||
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== The Death of Claude Deeter == | == The Death of Claude Deeter == | ||
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== Gathering at the Jail == | == Gathering at the Jail == | ||
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== The Lynching == | == The Lynching == | ||
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=== The Death of Tom Shipp === | === The Death of Tom Shipp === | ||
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===The Death of Abe Smith=== | ===The Death of Abe Smith=== | ||
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==The Days Following== | ==The Days Following== | ||
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==The Trials== | ==The Trials== | ||
[[The Marion Lynching Trials]] that followed remain a heated topic of debate. When Tom Shipp and Abe Smith were lynched, the African American community and its supporters demanded justice. | [[The Marion Lynching Trials]] that followed remain a heated topic of debate. When Tom Shipp and Abe Smith were lynched, the African American community and its supporters demanded justice. | ||
The entire judicial system was manipulated by members of the mob and government officials who wanted to get reelected next term and could not afford to lose the votes of white citizens in Grant County. | The entire judicial system was manipulated by members of the mob and government officials who wanted to get reelected next term and could not afford to lose the votes of white citizens in Grant County. | ||
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== Repercussions == | == Repercussions == | ||
Revision as of 06:29, 24 May 2011
The Marion Lynching
Intro
The Shooting
The Death of Claude Deeter
Gathering at the Jail
The Lynching
The Death of Tom Shipp
The Death of Abe Smith
The Days Following
The Trials
The Marion Lynching Trials that followed remain a heated topic of debate. When Tom Shipp and Abe Smith were lynched, the African American community and its supporters demanded justice.
The entire judicial system was manipulated by members of the mob and government officials who wanted to get reelected next term and could not afford to lose the votes of white citizens in Grant County.
