From Wm. H. Hampton to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Description: 

Letter from Wm. H. Hampton to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, describing a public execution in Kennett, Mo., ordered by Judge James Billings: "A bit of fun, as it were, for the savage desire of a righteous Judge."

Addressee: 
Date: 
1938
Modern Location: 
Overland, MO
Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
Stark, Lloyd Crow (1886-1972), Papers, 1931-1941, C0004
Digital Object Identifier: 
SHSMO-C0004-F04085-0001
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