Killing of Malcolm Wright in Mississippi in 1949

Incident

Case summary

Malcolm Wright (1900 – 1949), a farmer, was killed by James Moore, Eunice Gore, and James "Red" Kellum in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The three white men beat Wright to death with a tire iron on the open road because, they claimed, he did not move his wagon fast enough to let them pass. At the time of his slaying Wright’s wife and children were in the wagon with him; the family was headed to town on a Saturday..The assailants were charged with Wright’s murder. At trial jury one of the men was acquitted. There appears to have been no process against the others. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.

Victim(s):

Malcolm Wright


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Eunice Gore

James Kellum

James Moore

Perpetrator group type: [ ]

Date of incident: 1949-07-02
Location: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Location type: public space - rural
Allegation against victim: not yielding the road to white men

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: [ ]
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
Arrest: yes
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: yes
Trial: yes
Conviction: no
Sentence: [ ]


Document(s):
advocacy group resources
census records - closed
correspondence
court records
death certificates
news articles - closed
portraits
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