Ernest Green, age 16 (per death certificate; some accounts say 14), was killed in 1942 by a lynch mob in Shubuta, Clark County, Mississippi. Green and Charlie Lang, 15, were accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl and were in jail in the custody of Marshal G.F. Dabbs. The mob kidnapped the boys and hung them from a bridge. Their bodies were found by Sheriff Lloyd McNeal. Odette Harper Hines reported on the case. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request. Charlie Lang, age 15, was killed in 1942 by a lynch mob outside Shubuta, in Clarke County, Mississippi. Lang and Ernie Green, age 14, were accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl and were in jail in the custody of Marshal G.F. Dabbs. The mob overpowered Dabbs, kidnapped the boys, and hung them from the “Hanging Bridge” in Shubuta. Their bodies were found by Sheriff Lloyd McNeal. The case was investigated by the journalist, Odette Harper Hines, sent to Shubuta by the NAACP. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.

Ernest Green

Charlie Lang

Homer Chancellor

Fortner Dabbs

Ted Herring

Dan Martin

J. Edward McClendon

Bobie Rishey

[given name unknown] Sellers

Jackson 44-10