Sheet covered bodies of four lynched African Americans
Sheet covered bodies of four lynched African Americans in a Georgia morgue. The coroner places a sheet over the body of one of four. Two young African American married couples were shot and killed 60 miles east of Atlanta on July 25, 1946. One of the victims was George Dorsey a veteran of World War 2. The others were Mae Murray Dorsey, Roger Malcom, and Dorothy Malcom. (BSLOC_2014_13_109)
Picture No
11967099
Media ID
45370009
Size
3000px x 2419px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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