The tragic death of John Trotter occurred on September 20, 1961, in the small community of Phillip, Mississippi, located in Tallahatchie County. The 74-year-old African American male was a resident of the area, living among neighbors who would ultimately perish alongside him in a sudden and violent outburst. The sequence of events began when a local man named Wiley Crump set fire to his own home in the darkness of the night. Seeing the flames consuming the structure, Trotter and several other ne
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