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Lamar Smith, a 63-year-old farmer and World War I veteran, was a voting rights activist and a member of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL). On August 2, he voted in the primary and helped get others out to vote.
Jul 16, 2017 · Lamar Smith, a voting rights activist and veteran, was a martyr in the fight for civil rights. Smith was born in March 1892 to Levi Smith and Harriet Humphrey in Lincoln County, Mississippi; however, there is little information concerning his early life.
On August 13, 1955, Lamar Smith — a Black farmer, World War I veteran and voting rights champion — was shot and killed outside a courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi, before dozens of...
On August 13, 1955, Lamar Smith, 63-year-old farmer and WWI veteran, was shot dead in cold blood on the crowded courthouse lawn in Brookhaven, Mississippi, for urging African Americans to vote in a local run-off election. No one was prosecuted.
Jun 12, 2024 · Rev. George Lee was a successful grocery-store owner in Belzoni, Miss., and a voting-rights activist like Lamar Smith. He was shot in the face in May 1955 while driving, and the white sheriff said the lead shot in his head was just dental fillings and made no arrests.
Oct 6, 2016 · On the morning of August 13, 1955, Lamar Smith, an African-American World War I veteran active in voter registration drives, was shot and killed outside the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse. The victim had worked on the campaign of a man running against the incumbent in a county supervisor race.
Apr 18, 2023 · On the morning of August 13, 1955, Lamar Smith, an African-American World War I veteran active in voter registration drives, was shot and killed outside the Brookhaven, Mississippi, courthouse. The victim had worked on the campaign of a man running against the incumbent in a county supervisor race.
