Jennie Steers: On July 26, 1903 in Shreveport, Louisiana Jennie Steers was charged with giving a poisoned glass of lemonade to a 16 year old white teenager, Elizabeth Dolan. Before she was killed, a mob took her to a tree, placed a rope around her neck and demanded a confession. Steers refused to confess and was hanged. […]
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