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BY Ben Ebuka, 7:00pm April 30, 2023,

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Black History: Here are some notable events you probably didn’t know occurred in the month of April

by Ben Ebuka, 7:00pm April 30, 2023,

Black History: Here are some notable events you probably didn't know occurred in the month of April — Mob lynching, 1920. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

April 28

April 28, 1839 – Cinque leads mutiny off the coast of Long Island, NY.

April 28, 1936 – Lint Shaw, a 45-year-old Black farmer was killed by a mob of 40 White men in Colbert, Georgia, just eight hours before his scheduled trial on accusation of attempting to assault two White women.

Last Edited by:Annie-Flora Mills Updated: April 30, 2023

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