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Aug 13, 2026, 2:17 PM#OnThisDay #ThePeoplesHistory #Vote
AUG. 13, 1955: LAMAR SMITH MURDERED
Lamar Smith, 63-year-old farmer and WWI veteran, was shot dead in Brookhaven, Mississippi, for urging African Americans to vote.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/lamar-smith-murdered