jan 27, 1955 - 1955: Black men, George Lee and Lamar Smith lynched in separate events for "Participating in Voter Registration"
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George, Lamar, and many other men and women like them were lynched until as late as the 1960's simply for attempting to register to vote. Most of their killers will never be punished for their crimes.
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What You Didn't Know About Race in the USA
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