Killing of John Lewis Smith in Alabama in 1938
Incident
John Lewis Smith, 16, a schoolboy, was killed in 1938 by Hugh E. Colburn in Birmingham, Alabama. Colburn shot and killed John Smith in a courthouse after he had just been given a 99-year prison sentence for raping the white man’s daughter. Smith had declared his innocence. A grand jury declined to indict Colbert. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
advocacy group resources
- Government Incident Records: 2018-01554-SMITH John (1153536406)
- Government Incident Records: 2018-01554-SMITH John (1153536406)
- Department of Justice, classified subject files on civil rights, 1914-1949. John L. Smith
- Government Incident Records: 2018-01554-SMITH John (1153536406)
- Department of Justice, files. John L. Smith
- News article from the Amarillo Daily News about the shooting death of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Decatur Daily about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Arizona Republic about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Monroe News-Star about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Associated Negro Press about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May, 1938
- News article from the Daily Capital News about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Daily Inter Lake about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Decatur Daily about the case against the man charged with the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 19, 1938
- News article from the Danville Bee about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Albuquerque Journal about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Wisconsin State Journal about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Anniston Star about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Lincoln Nebraska State Journal about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Associated Negro Press about the acquittal of the man who shot John (Joe) Lewis Smith : June, 1938
- News article from the Sikeston Standard about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 17, 1938
- News article from the Biloxi Daily Herald about the release of the man charged for the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : June 10, 1938
- News article from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise about the release of the man who shot John (Joe) Lewis Smith : June 10, 1938
- News article from the Decatur Daily about the trial for the man charged with shooting John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 13, 1938
- News article from the Indianapolis Recorder about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 21, 1938
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 21, 1938
- News article from the Kingsport Times about shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Lincoln Star about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Sunday Journal-Times Bulletin about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the Atchison Daily Globe about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
- News article from the San Antonio Light about the shooting of John (Joe) Lewis Smith : May 12, 1938
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