Lamar Smith,
Brookhaven, Mississippi
August 13, 1955
Agencies: Unspecified
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Lamar Smith was shot dead on the courthouse lawn by a white man in broad daylight while dozens of people watched. The killer was never indicted because no one would admit they saw a white man shoot a black man. Smith had organized blacks to vote in a recent election.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2012/12/20/murder-mysteries-of-the-civil-rights-era-still-burning/ added May 17, 2016 05:30
- http://racialinjustice.eji.org/timeline/08-13/ added May 17, 2016 05:26
- http://betweenthegateposts.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/lamar-smith-civil-rights-activist-in.html added May 17, 2016 05:25
- http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Lamar_Smith_%28activist%29 added May 17, 2016 05:25
- http://nuweb9.neu.edu/civilrights/lamar-smith/ added May 17, 2016 05:20
- http://iloveancestry.com/ancestors/afro-black-african-americans/item/215-lamar-smith-the-murder-of-an-unsung-hero-1892-1955 added May 17, 2016 05:19
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Smith_%28activist%29 added May 17, 2016 05:19
- https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs added March 26, 2016 01:15