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On January 8, 1950, a tragic event unfolded in Kosciusko, Mississippi, when three white men—Leon Turner and brothers Malcolm and Melvin Whitt—violently attacked the home of African American sharecropper Thomas Harris. The assailants, reportedly seeking revenge after a prior arrest for attempting to assault Harris's wife and daughter, unleashed gunfire upon the family. This brutal assault resulted in the deaths of three of Harris's children: Frankie C. Thurman, age 12; Mary C. "May" Burnside, ...Read More
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Sonny Man Thurman
Male
Kosciusko
MS
1950-01-08
12
Sonny
Man Thurman
11/13/2025
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I wanted to share something that caught my attention about the Kosciusko tragedy. It was the role of... ...Read More
08/14/2024
08/14/2024
I’ve been deeply affected reading about the tragic events that unfolded in Kosciusko back in 1950.... ...Read More
07/23/2024
07/23/2024
I recently came across a photograph taken by Billy McMillan that won the 1950 Best Journalistic Phot... ...Read More
11/03/2023
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