Marion Lynching
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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.
