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This press release announces criminal charges filed against Lynwood Lanier Shull, chief of police for Batesburg, South Carolina, who was accused of beating and torturing Isaac Woodard, Jr.

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Press Release, Department of Justice
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Press Release, Department of Justice
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This press release announces criminal charges filed against Lynwood Lanier Shull, chief of police for Batesburg, South Carolina, who was accused of beating and torturing Isaac Woodard, Jr.
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Philleo Nash Papers
White House Files
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Woodard, Isaac, 1919-1992
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Civil rights
Lynching
Race discrimination
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1946-09-26
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