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"Vaughn Hanged" newspaper clipping

Sam Vaughn Execution Story

"While sweeping out Parker's school" newspaper clipping

Sanders Lynching Article

portrait photo in oval frame of White man with beard in black suit

"Schumann goes to his death praying" newspaper clipping

Clarence Schumann Execution Article

Barely visible image of white man in newspaper with "90 days later" written beside him

Clarence Schumann

White man smiling in suit and tie

"Avenged" newspaper clipping

David Scruggs Lynching Article

White policeman in uniform with wide brimmed hat standing at jail cell door

"Lynching following precedent" newspaper clipping

Willis Sees Lynching Article

"Letter to the editor" newspaper clipping

Selby Murders Letter

"McVeigh and Simmes Attorneys at Law" newspaper advertisement

Semmes Law Firm

"A Brutal Murder" newspaper clipping

Sevier County Lynching Article

"Akron Lawyer Pays Penalty for Poisoning" newspaper clipping

Mark Shank Execution Story

White man looking askance

Mark Shank Execution Story

"A diabolical outrage" newspaper clipping

William Sharp Murder Story

"Werner's Trial" newspaper clipping

William Sharp Murder Story

"Mobbed" newspaper clipping

Sharpe McNeil Lynching Story

African-American man with glasses smiling in judge's robes

Judge Ronald L. Sheffield

"Sheriff Blackwood Destroys Eighty-Five Gallons of Booze" newspaper clipping

Sheriff Destroys Booze

"In memory of these law enforcement officers who made the supreme sacrifice" plaque above name plaques on monument

Sheriff's Memorial

"In loving memory Brittheny R Varner September 18 1986 victim of the Jonesboro tragedy Tuesday Mar 24 1998" engraved stone on trail

Shooting Tribute

"Rich planter is killed by Negro" newspaper clipping

William Sidle Killing Article

"Mob kills a Negro in Nevada County" newspaper clipping

Sigler Lynching Article

"Negro is first in state to die by electrocution" written above portrait of African-American man in suit and tie

"Lee Simms dies in electric chair" newspaper clipping

Lee Simms Article

"Through Thicket" newspaper clipping

Slaughter and Bailey Execution Story

Mug shot of white man with "17336" sign

"Slaughter's body viewed by throng" newspaper clipping

Tom Slaughter Death Article

"Smith who assaulted a white lady near Little Rock Arkansas was lynched by a disguised party who shot him to death" newspaper clipping

Smith Lynching Article

"So to all" newspaper clipping

Henry Smith Lynching Article

Young white man in suit and tie

Hershel Alan Smith

"Officer's Slayer Lynched by Posse" newspaper clipping

James Smith Lynching Article

"Negro lynched by mob of 100 at Morrilton" newspaper clipping

Less Smith Lynching Article

African American woman in police uniform

Pamela A. Smith

"A Terrible Charge" newspaper clipping

Walter Smith Crime Story

"He Will Hang" newspaper clipping

J. E. Speers Execution Story

"With Tears" newspaper clipping

J. E. Speers Execution Story

"Will Hang" newspaper clipping

J. E. Speers Execution Story

"Judge Lynch" newspaper clipping

Springer Lynching Article

Museum exhibit of photos and clippings in a glass case

Tom Staner Exhibit

"An Inhuman Wretch" newspaper clipping

Stansberry Execution Story

White woman wearing a hat and a gun holster and white man each on horses

Arrest warrant document for Sam and Belle Starr

Belle Starr Arrest Warrant

Young Cherokee man in suit standing next to a chair

Man wearing police uniform on motorcycle

State Police Motorcycle Cop

"State Trooper" patrol car with lights in its roof

State Police Patrol Car

Single-story wood house with pointed roof and wooden fence and gate

Amanda Stephens's Home

White girl with bow in hair and brooch

Amanda Stephens

"To A Finish" newspaper clipping

Charles Stewart Lynching Article

"Negro Strung Up" newspaper clipping

Stone County Lynching Article

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