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Georgia Lynchings Index

Count: 20


- Adams, Simon (1900) : N is for the Negro Lynched Near Columbus (A to Z Challenge)
- Allen, Rich (1905) : White Man and 7 Negroes Lynched by Watkinsville, Georgia Mob in 1905
- Allen, Tom (1911) : Timeline of Events Leading to the 1911 Lynching of Tom Allen

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