Lynching of Joe Smith
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lynching-of-joe-smith-202-1115410
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Lynching of Joe Smith
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Joe Smith was an African-American man who was lynched by a mob in Yazoo City, Mississippi, on July 7, 1927. The Decatur Daily reported that Joe Smith attempted to "attack" a "young white girl" on July 6, and when discovered by the father, used the girl as a shield to protect himself from the father's gun. Smith was captured and "spirited away" by a group of men after the girl had identified him; Sheriff W. T. Shirley and his deputies attempted to find him, but said he was likely to be lynched. S
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Lynching of a Black man in Mississippi, 1927
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Joe_Smith
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2023-05-01T15:17:43Z
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