Marion Lynching
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Contents
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.
