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On August 15, 1903, in Randolph County, Alabama, a group of eleven white men was repairing a road near Beaver Creek, close to Lamar. After completing their work, they approached Aaron Sledge, an African American man of mixed heritage who owned a nearby watermelon patch, requesting permission to eat some of his melons. Sledge agreed, provided they took care not to damage the vines. However, the men began to cut and slash the melons indiscriminately, ignoring Sledge's pleas to stop. In response, S ...Read More
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James Moore
Male
Randolph
AL
1903-08-17
James
Moore
11/25/2025
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Has anyone else looked into the role of the press in this case? It seems like media accounts from th... ...Read More
08/22/2023
08/22/2023
