Mary Turner! At Just 21 Years Old & 8 Months Pregnant She Was Lynched By A White Mob Simply For Demanding Justice
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Mary Turner! At Just 21 Years Old & 8 Months Pregnant She Was Lynched By A White Mob Simply For Demanding Justice
In May 1918, a wave of racial terror swept through Valdosta, Georgia, culminating in one of the most brutal lynchings in U.S. history—the murder of Mary Turner, a young, pregnant Black woman who dared to demand justice for her husband.The violence began after Hampton Smith, a white plantation owner known for exploiting and abusing Black laborers, was killed by one of his workers. In retaliation, white mobs embarked on a days-long rampage, lynchi…
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