Letter from the Assistant Attorney General Regarding Lynching
5/24/1919
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The Assistant Attorney General send this letter to Attorney James A. Ray in response to Ray's letter complaining of the lynching of a discharged "colored" soldier by a mob in Mississippi.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2013 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2013 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.
National Archives Identifier: 31491316
Full Citation: Letter from the Assistant Attorney General to Attorney James A. Ray in Response to Ray's Letter Complaining of the Lynching of a Discharged Colored Soldier by a Mob in Mississippi; 5/24/1919; 158260-89; 158260, 1904 - 1974; Straight Numerical Files, 1904 - 1974; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-assistant-attorney-general-lynching, April 19, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.