Meurtre

lynching of Cleo Wright

25 janv. 1942 · 36.88° N, 89.59° W

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25 janv. 1942
Type
Meurtre
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36.88° N, 89.59° W
Description
lynching in 1942, in Sikeston, Missouri, United States

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Lynching of Cleo Wright

1942 lynching of an African American in the US

Cleo Wright was a 26-year-old African-American cotton mill worker who was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, during the afternoon of January 25, 1942. He was accused of attacking a white woman with a knife and attempting to sexually assault her, and subsequently resisted arrest by stabbing a police officer in the face.

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