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February 19th

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1923
    The Rise

    Moore v. Dempsey decided

    The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the death sentences of twelve Black sharecroppers convicted after the Elaine Massacre. The ruling establishes that federal courts can intervene in mob-dominated state trials.

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