E. O. Hess

Death by Force

E. O. Hess, aged 50, died on December 14, 1923, in Drew, Mississippi. The circumstances surrounding his death are intertwined with a significant and tragic event in the history of Drew. On December 14, 1923, Joe Pullen, an African-American sharecropper, was involved in a violent confrontation that led to his lynching by a mob of local white citizens.

The incident began with a dispute between Joe Pullen and his landlord, W. T. Saunders, over a debt. The disagreement escalated, resulting ...Read More

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