Lamar Smith (activist)

Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
Born1892
DiedAugust 13, 1955 (aged 63 years old)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Civil rights activist; farmer; military veteran
Known forMississippi voter registration; Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL)

Lamar "Ditney" Smith (1892 – August 13, 1955) was an American civil rights figure, African-American farmer, World War I veteran[1] and an organizer of voter registration for African-Americans. In 1955, he was shot dead in broad daylight around 10 a.m. at close range on the lawn of the Lincoln County courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi.[2]

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