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Subject: Lamar Smith, b. abt. 1892 ~ Murdered in Mississippi, 1955
Date: 30 Jan 2006 21:39:13 -0700

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Surnames: Smith
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On August 20, just a few days before Till was fished out of the Tallahatchie River, Lamar Smith, 63, a black activist who attempted to get blacks to vote, was found shot to death in the town square of Brookhaven, Mississippi. In his hand was a quantity of election leaflets. His killer was never found. (more on website)


I am not related to this family, I'm just passing on this information that I found while doing research on Lynchings. The link for the site is listed below.
Joyce

http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/emmett_till/8.html

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