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On April 13, 1937, Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels, two black men, were lynched in Duck Hill, Mississippi by a white mob after being labeled as the murderers of a white storekeeper. [1] [2] [3] They had only been legally accused of the crime a few minutes before they were kidnapped from the courthouse, chained to trees, and tortured with ...
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This paper traces the history of one specific photograph and its exhibition over time from the 1930s through the 1980s: that of the lynching of ‘Bootjack’ McDaniels, tortured to death by a white mob in Duck Hill, Mississippi, in 1937.
5 lip 2023 · Talamieka Brice is the project manager behind the Bootjack and Red marker erected in the Duck Hill, Miss., town square. On April 13, 1937, a white mob kidnapped, tortured and lynched Roosevelt “Red” Townes and Robert “Bootjack” McDaniels for killing George Windham, a white grocery-store owner.
16 mar 2023 · A historical marker commemorating the tragic lynching and torture deaths of Robert “Bootjack” McDaniels and Roosevelt “Red” Townes will be unveiled in Duck Hill, Mississippi on April 13, 2023.
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7 sie 2021 · View recent online obituaries and memorials websites for people who lived in Duck Hill, Mississippi. Get death information, see service details and more.
