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W. T. Saunders

Case from Drew, MS dated Dec 14, 1923

Victim Details

W. T. Saunders

Male

Drew

MS

1923-12-14

45

W.

T. Saunders

07/06/2026

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In the heart of the Mississippi Delta, in the small cotton town of Drew, a dispute between a plantation manager and a sharecropper on December 14, 1923, erupted into violence that would leave multiple men dead. W. T. Saunders, a 45-year-old white male, was fatally shot at his home. The man responsible was Joe Pullen, an African-American sharecropper who had gotten into a disagreement with Saunders over a debt.

Accounts of the initial confrontation vary. Some suggest that Saunders went to ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about W.T. Saunders in this whole ordeal. It's so tragic ... ...Read More
    07/19/2024
    I've been reading about the tragic events surrounding the deaths of W. T. Saunders and Joe Pullen, a... ...Read More
    11/07/2023
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