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Was Joe Spencer Johnson lynched in 1935 his family thinks so?In: Alabama, Farm Crops [Recategorize] |
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Joe Johnson went to work in the cotton field in or near Beloit, Alabama. His supervisor called him from the field and he responded. This date was July 11, 1935. When he met his supervisor, he was turned over to a group of people who did not like his activity of organizing a farmers union. He then was beaten mercilessly, and then taken to the Selma Jail. The next day a mob removed him from the jail and killed him. A Michigan resident who knew members of his family saw a report in the Pittsburgh Courier gave the article to Joe Johnson's family. A tattered copy is in the possession of the family as of this date: December 22, 1007.
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