Killing of George Smith in Tennessee in 1931
Incident
George Smith, 18, a laborer, was killed by a mob in 1931 in Union City, Obion County, Tennessee. Smith, who was accused of attempting to assault a white girl, was taken from the county jail and hung from a tree on the courthouse lawn.
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- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
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- Advocacy Group: 2021-03414-SMITH George (1404371687)
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- Organizational records by the NAACP
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- Journalism: 2021-03414-SMITH George (1404371687)
- Journalism: 2021-03414-SMITH George (1404371687)
- News article from Atlanta Constitution about lynching of George Smith : April 19, 1931
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- News article from the Atlanta Constitution regarding the lynching of George Smith : April 19, 1931
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