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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:58 PM Aug 2020

In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim

In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim

Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Thomas was hanged from a lamppost after an unproven allegation of attempted assault. It will be remembered on Saturday, its 121st anniversary.

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In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 OP
RIP Ben... abqtommy Aug 2020 #1
Good. The length of this injustice needs to be kept in people's minds. Karadeniz Aug 2020 #2
Lynching Victim Benjamin Thomas to Be Honored August 8, Anniversary of 1899 Lynching mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #3
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