Killing of Norris Dendy in South Carolina in 1933
Incident
Norris Dendy, a carpenter, was killed in 1933 by a white mob including Hubert Pitts, P. M. Pitts, Roy Pitts, J. Pitts Ray and Marvin Lollis in Laurens County, South Carolina. Dendy was arrested for striking a white man during an argument. The next day, the mob seized him from the jail and killed him. Grand jury declined to indict. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
advocacy group resources
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2016-00442-SANDERS (LEWIS) James (1041684173)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-01097-ARMWOOD George (1060364522)
- Advocacy Group: 2020-02149-JENKINS Fell (1313190421)
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2021-03418-CHEEK James (1404494417)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01812-WHITE John (1199859931)
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-01097-ARMWOOD George (1060364522)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01801-JETER George (1197587491)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00722-BUSH Woodrow Allen (1049590660)
- Advocacy Group: 2016-00421-THOMAS/MARSHALL T.J./Richard (1041312870)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01801-JETER George (1197587491)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2021-02891-DAVIS Sephus (1384963096)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-01097-ARMWOOD George (1060364522)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01812-WHITE John (1199859931)
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01812-WHITE John (1199859931)
- Advocacy Group: 2019-01802-KINSEY Will "Willie" (1197587866)
- Organizational records by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Advocacy Group: 2016-00421-THOMAS/MARSHALL T.J./Richard (1041312870)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Department of Justice, files. Norris Dendy
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Department of Justice, classified subject files on civil rights, 1914-1949. Norris Dendy
- Department of Justice, files. Norris Dendy
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Work Product : 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from an unidentified newspaper regarding sister-in-law of Norris Dendy : January 20, 1981
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Indianapolis Star about suit against Indiana Bell which includes quote from Norris Dendy, whose father Norris Dendy was lynched : December 11, 1992
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier regarding the lynching of Norris Dendy : April 13, 1935
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Index-Journal regarding son of lynching-victim Norris Dendy - Young Dendy, and his appointment to Board of Directors for Piedmont Tech's Foundation Board : November 20, 2007
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from an unidentified newspaper regarding a scholarship set up in name of Martha Dendy - mother of Norris Dendy : July 20, 1974
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Greenville News related to Norris Dendy : May 5, 1974
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Pittsburgh Courier about ROTC program which mentions Col. Norris Dendy, whose father Norris Dendy was lynched : May 5, 1973
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Greenville News regarding obituary for wife of lynching-victim Norris Dendy - Amanda Dendy James : September 12, 1988
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Lowell Sun about ROTC program which includes quote from Col. Norris Dendy, whose father Norris Dendy was lynched : January 8, 1987
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from Florence Morning News related to Norris Dendy : May 5, 1974
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- News article from an unidentified newspaper regarding sister-in-law of Norris Dendy
- Work Product : 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
- Journalism: 2017-00734-DENDY Norris (1049898474)
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