Eugene Bell, age 22, a WWII veteran and farmer, was killed in 1946 in Amite County, Mississippi. When he returned from the war, Bell went to work for his father-in-law Herbert Lee instead of for white plantation owner Russ McDowell, his prior employer. McDowell threatened Bell with lynching. Soon thereafter, Bell and his family were ambushed as they drove on a highway. The Pittsburgh Courier reported that Herbert Lee swore out an affidavit with the NAACP naming Oball Mundrey (a relative of McDowell), Earl Moore, and Wiley Banns as responsible for the killing. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request

Eugene Bell

Miley Barrow

Earl Moore

Obbie Lee Nunnery