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1929 Rome, Mississippi Negro lynching...



Item # 709450

January 01, 1929

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1929 

* Charles Shepherd Negro lynching
* Rome, Mississippi stake burning


The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Slayer Lynched and Body Burned" (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Charles Shepherd at Rome, Mississippi. 
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some tiny binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century