Lynching of Bernice Raspberry
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1927 murder of a Black man in Mississippi
| Lynching of Bernice Raspberry | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leakesville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Date | May 25, 1927 (1927-05-25) |
Attack type | Lynching |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Bernice Raspberry, aged 23 |
Bernice Raspberry, also called Ed Lively, was a 23-year old African-American man who was murdered in Leakesville, Mississippi, on May 25, 1927.[1] Raspberry was arrested for an infraction in Leakesville, but then the sheriff was told he was wanted in nearby Bothwell for "alleged improper conduct with a white woman". Raspberry was taken to Bothwell but then taken back to Leakesville, for safe keeping. A group of some 100 masked men took him from the jail, strung him to a tree, and shot him many times.[2]
- ↑ Johnson, Charles Spurgeon (January 1928). "The Law's Too Slow". Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life. p. 19.
- ↑ "Texas Negro Lynched for Jones Crime". Clarion-Ledger. May 27, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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