The Lynching of James T. Scott
James T. Scott (1885?–1923) was the victim of one of the most notorious lynchings in Missouri history.
James T. Scott (1885?–1923) was the victim of one of the most notorious lynchings in Missouri history.
Doug Hunt is associate professor emeritus of English at the University of Missouri.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, around 1875—sources differ on the year of her birth—Arsania M. Williams was the third of five children of George and Julia Williams.
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Roy O. Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis. Five years earlier, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, the case that endorsed racial segregation.
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Stephanie L. O’Neal teaches at Missouri State University in Springfield.
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