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2024-12-08 01:48:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B905B65546A19C0CA266AB073A50FBEE2A5E8945648585F0AD501897E472AA06
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Multiple people have requested added context: The men hanging in this picture are J. Thomas Shipp and Abraham S. Smith, they had been arrested that night for robbery, murder and rape. They were jailed awaiting trial until an angry mob broke them out, beat and hanged them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Thomas_Shipp_and_Abram_Smith
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