May 7, 1955 · Belzoni, Mississippi
Rev. George Lee, one of the first black people registered to vote in Humphreys County, used his pulpit & his printing press to urge others to vote. White officials offered Lee protection on the condition he end his voter registration efforts, but Lee refused & was murdered.
May 7, 1955 · Belzoni, Mississippi
Rev. George Lee, one of the first black people registered to vote in Humphreys County, used his pulpit & his printing press to urge others to vote. White officials offered Lee protection on the condition he end his voter registration efforts, but Lee refused & was murdered.