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Lot # 409: 1937 "Lynching in Kentucky", Tragic Image of Jim Crow Justice (Graphic)

Starting Bid: $25.00

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Item was in Auction "December Collectors Auction 2020",
which ran from 12/9/2020 3:00 PM to
12/26/2020 8:00 PM



1937 Photograph of a police officer in Kentucky examining the body of a young man who had been lynched for shooting a white police officer. A graphic photo of an important time in American history that needs to be remembered no matter how ugly, so that history never repeats itself. Issued by Acme and with a full paper caption on the back.

Size: 6x8
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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