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Lynching of Corporal John Cecil Jones: The War Veteran Who Was Lynched for Allegedly Scaring a White Woman - TalkAfricana

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On August 8, 1946, just one year after returning home from serving his country in World War II, United States Army Corporal John Cecil Jones was tortured and lynched by a white mob near Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. He was only 31 years old. Alongside him was his teenage cousin, Albert Harris Jr., who was […] TalkAfricana
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Lynching of Corporal John Cecil Jones: The War Veteran Who Was Lynched for Allegedly Scaring a White Woman - TalkAfricana

On August 8, 1946, just one year after returning home from serving his country in World War II, United States Army Corporal John Cecil Jones was tortured and lynched by a white mob near Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. He was only 31 years old. Alongside him was his teenage cousin, Albert Harris Jr., who was […] TalkAfricana

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talkafricana.com broke the news in on Friday, September 26, 2025.
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