Melvin Smith
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The Lynching of:
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Melvin Smith
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Attempted Lynching
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Yes
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County of Lynching
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Elmore County
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Location of Lynching
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Wetumpka, AL
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Date of Lynching
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08/05/1898
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Method of Lynching
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Other
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Accused Crime or Social Transgression
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Accomplice to Sexual Assault or Rape
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Primary Accusers
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Individual
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Race of Primary Accusers
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White
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Sex of Primary Accusers
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Female
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Primary Subject of Accusation
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Individual
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Race of Primary Subject of Accusation
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White
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Sex of Primary Subject of Accusation
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Female
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Size of Mob
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Unknown
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Race of Mob
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White
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Legal Ramification
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No
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Names of Primary Accusers or Subjects of Accusation
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Newspapers portray that a young white woman made the accusation, as well mentioning her Dad was a Baptists Minster in the Area with the last name Johnston.
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Names of other Key Individuals
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Baptist minister Johnston, and Willie Floyd.
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Case Identified By:
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Alabama Memory Project