Joe Pullen
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title:
Joe Pullen
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Joe Pullen or Joe Pullum was an African-American sharecropper who was lynched by a posse of local white citizens near Drew, Mississippi on December 15, 1923. While the circumstances that precipitated the violence were typical for that place and time, Pullen's case was unusual in that he managed to kill at least three members of the posse and wound several others before ultimately perishing himself. As such, Pullen became a folk hero to the local black population and was championed by the Univers
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African-American lynching victim (c. 1883–1923)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pullen
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2024-03-16T00:12:44Z
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