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Sat., July 23, 2011 8:48am
A group of volunteers is re-enacting an unsolved 1946 lynching Saturday afternoon. Four people and an unborn baby died at the lynching at Moore’s Ford Bridge on the Oconee-Walton county line in northeast Georgia. Black leaders want state and federal investigators to focus on solving the 65-year-old crime.
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Wed., June 22, 2011 5:54pm
The Atlanta-born author Margaret Mitchell penned one of history's great novels. But if it were the final word on African-Americans, many blacks say, it leaves a lot to be desired. Racial complaints are a part of the book's 75 year history. But so are other chapters of Mitchell's enigmatic life.
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Wed., October 6, 2010 2:23pm
A group of archeology students are planning to excavate the site of the Moore’s Ford Lynching. It’s a learning experience that could turn up some new leads in a case that’s remained unsolved for more than 60 years.