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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 John Sarber
"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 Bob Scott
"Avenged" newspaper clipping David Scruggs Lynching Article
White policeman in uniform with wide brimmed hat standing at jail cell door Eddie Seaton
"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
"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 Tom Slaughter
"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 Belle Starr
Arrest warrant document for Sam and Belle Starr Belle Starr Arrest Warrant
Young Cherokee man in suit standing next to a chair Henry Starr
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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