The 1926 Aiken lynching of the Lowmans
As printed: LYNCHING IS RESULT OF COURT FREEING NEGRO
ContextAiken is a town in western South Carolina. A lynching is a killing by a mob acting outside the law; a directed verdict of not guilty is an order by the trial judge acquitting a defendant before the jury is allowed to decide, on the ground that the evidence is insufficient.
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