John Cecil Jones
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John Cecil Jones
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John Cecil Jones (1915–1946) was an honorably-discharged World War II corporal and veteran who was tortured and lynched near Minden, in Webster Parish, Louisiana by a mob in 1946. His 17-year-old cousin Albert Harris, Jr. was tortured and left for dead alongside Jones. This was the only known post-World War II lynching to occur in Louisiana, and it involved multiple well-known local individuals, politicians, and a cover-up by multiple law enforcement entities.
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American lynching victim (1915–1946)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cecil_Jones
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2024-01-05T19:22:49Z
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