Albert Young's death on December 12, 1922, in Perry, Florida, was a tragic event deeply rooted in the racial tensions of the Jim Crow era. Young was one of four Black men killed during what is known as the Perry massacre, a series of racially motivated attacks that occurred in December 1922. The violence was triggered by the murder of Ruby Hendry, a white schoolteacher, whose body was found with her throat slashed and face disfigured on December 2, 1922. The discovery of Hendry's body led to a f
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