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Marker dedication pays tribute to 3 Black men lynched 140 years ago in Lawrence

A ceremony Friday on the north side of Lawrence City Hall honored the lives and memory of three Black men who were murdered by a white mob atop the Kansas River bridge on June 10, 1882.

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Community members honor lynching victims, confront history in remembrance ceremony

Members of the Lawrence community gathered to commemorate the lives of three Black men who were lynched 140 years ago.

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