Killing of Tom Greene in Mississippi in 1938
Incident
Tom Greene, 48, a blacksmith, was killed in 1938 by a mob in Sharkey County, Mississippi. Greene was suspected of having killed a white planter during a gunfight. A mob of three hundred shot Greene, dragged his body several miles and burned him.
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- News article from the Cleveland Gazette about the killing of Tom Greene : July 16, 1938
- News article from the Nebraska State Journal about investigation into attacks against Tom Greene and John Dukes : July 14, 1938
- News article from the Anniston Star about the killing of Tom Greene : July 8, 1938
- News article from the Deer Creek Pilot about the killing of Tom Greene : July 8, 1938
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the attacks against Odis Price, Tom Greene and Wash Adams : September 24, 1938
- News article from the Los Angeles Sentinel about the killing of Tom Green and John Dukes : July 14, 1938
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the attacks against Wash Adams, W. C. Williams and Tom Greene : November 5, 1938
- News article from the Washington Post about Representative Ludlow urging a study into the conditions of lynching, citing the recent death of Tom Green and John Dukes : July 18, 1939
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the attacks against Wash Adams, Tom Greene, and Claude Banks : September 17, 1938
- News article from the Nevada State Journal about the killing of Tom Greene : July 7, 1938
- News article from the Cleveland Gazette about the attacks against Tom Greene and others : September 17, 1938
- News article from the Delta Democrat-Times about the killing of Tom Greene : July 7, 1938
- News article from the Modesto Bee and New-Herald about the killing of Tom Greene : July 7, 1938
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about anti-lynching legislation, mentions the attacks against Tom Greene and John Dukes : August 13, 1938
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the attacks against Wash Adams and Tom Greene : September 24, 1938
- News article from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche about the call for investigation of the attacks against Tom Greene and John Dukes : July 14, 1938
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the attacks against Wash Adams and Tom Greene : September 24, 1938
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the recent murders of Tom Green and John Dukes : July 14, 1938
- News article from the Evansville Argus about attacks against Tom Green and John Dukes : July 16, 1938
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the attacks against Wash Adams, Tom Greene, Claude Banks and others : September 17, 1938
- News articles from the Kansas City Plaindealer about the attacks against Tom Greene and John Dukes : July 15, 1938
- News article from the Kansas City Plaindealer about investigation into the attacks against Tom Greene and John Dukes : July 22, 1938
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