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LYNCHAGES
1921, June 20 (Moultrie)
John Henry Williams was burned alive.
Accused of killing an 11 years old girl, his sex was cut off and he
was forced to eat a portion of it. The rest was sent to Governor Dorsey
and eaten.
500 persons were there.
A hundred men women and even grandmothers were holding each other by
the hand, while dancing around the victim when he was burning.
source : "100
Years of Lynchings" by Ralph Ginzburg
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