A Pictorial Biography: Clarence Mitchell Jr.Main MenuA Pictorial Biography: Clarence Mitchell Jr.Biographical SectionsErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8To our knowledge, The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr. has been granted permission to use all images displayed or they are in the public domain. Please contact the project at https://www.clarencemitchellpapers.com/contact if there are any copyright con
Gus Courts of Belzoni, Mississippi
12020-07-14T17:20:25+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b811On November 26, 1855, the Reverend Gus Courts, a Baptist minister and businessman of Belzoni, Mississippi,. was shot and severely wounded by unknown assailants. It was believed that the shooting involved his attempts as president of the Humphreys County chapter of the NAACP to register local African Americans to voteplain2020-07-14T17:20:25+00:00Library of CongressNovember 26, 1855Belzoni, MississippiErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8