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Jerry Mitchell
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Miss. Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today. Stories helped put 4 KKK members & serial killer behind bars. Author, Race Against Time.
13-05-2011 21:05:54
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#OnThisDay in 1898, editor Alexander Manly escaped a lynch mob in Wilmington, North Carolina, that ordered him killed on sight. Manly had already gained a reputation nationally for his commentary that challenged negative racial stereotypes.
Unable to kill Manly, the mob of…
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