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O. G. Brown

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1930s
State:Mississippi
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Biography

O. G. Brown was a Black youth in Mississippi sentenced to death in 1934 for the alleged theft of $1.85, one of the legal-lynching cases publicized by the International Labor Defense. His full name, county, court, later disposition, and exact custody dates remain unresolved.

PDF page 3's 1934 racial-terror review reiterates the Black youth's death sentence for an alleged $1.85 theft in Mississippi. It does not supply county, a full name, a precise death date or proof of execution. It must remain distinct from the separately discussed three capital defendants associated with Senator Collins's relative. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/labordefender/1935/v11n01-jan-1935-orig-LD.pdf

Case

Charges: Alleged theft of $1.85, Mississippi; sentenced to death.
Sentence: Death. Later disposition and exact custody dates remain unresolved.