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Memory of Samuel J. Bush, Black man lynched by mob, honored by family, activists

Samuel J. Bush, a 30-year-old Black man from Mississippi, was lynched by a mob across from the Macon County Courthouse in 1893. ....

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Macon County Board asked for apology for 1893 lynching

The Macon County Board was asked on Thursday to issue an apology for the 1893 lynching of Samuel J. Bush, a Black man accused of raping a white Mount Zion ....

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New plaque memorializes 1893 lynching of a Black man in Decatur

Standing feet away from where the crime took place, activists said the historical marker is "here to remind us that there is a problem and that we re living with it." ....

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Plaque marking site of 1893 lynching of Black man to be unveiled outside Macon County Courthouse

The unveiling of the marker will take place at the northeast corner of the Macon County Courthouse at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3. ....

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