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Lamar Ditney Smith

Case from Brookhaven, MS dated Aug 13, 1955

Victim Details

Lamar Ditney Smith

Male

Black / African American

Brookhaven

MS

1955-08-13

63

Lamar

Ditney Smith

06/26/2026

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On the morning of August 13, 1955, the grounds of the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi, became the setting for a violent confrontation tied to the region's heated political climate. Lamar "Ditney" Smith, a 63-year-old Black male and World War I veteran, had traveled to the courthouse to assist others in casting absentee ballots for an upcoming runoff election. As a dedicated civic organizer, he was actively working to unseat the incumbent county supervisor and believed that u ...
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  • Aug. 13, 1955: Lamar Smith Murdered - Zinn Education Project
  • Lamar Smith - Civil Rights Division - Department of Justice
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