Lynching announcement. John Hartfield will be lynched.

Lynching announcement. John Hartfield will be lynched.

Jackson Daily News

The newspaper article announces that John Hartfield, a black man, will be sentenced to be hung. Government officials and law enforcement are unable to prevent thousands of people from attending the execution.

The article is a full page. The article demonstrates the level of mob justice and racial violence and how such culture impacted executions, legal and illegal, at the time.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

1919-06-26

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