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Lynching of Mack Parker, 1959

Mack Charles Parker (1936-1959)
Mack Charles Parker (1936-1959)

April 25, 1959: A white mob in Mississippi killed Black man, Mack Parker. He was Accused of raping a white woman, but statements from the community suggested the woman lied to hide her affair with a white man. The police failed to investigate.

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