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Charged with raping two white girls
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Charged with raping two white girls

Associated Press · August 10, 1959

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Three negroes charged with raping two Lagrange white women are shown leaving Troup County Courthouse following the first day of their trial. In the foreground is Cliff Johnson, 22, second is George Alford Jr., 18, and in background Brannon Epps, 24. The trio is escorted by LaGrange police officers and detectives.

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