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Georgia city police chief, mayor apologize for 1940 lynching

NewsBy kelseyadsJanuary 27, 2017

In an emotional ceremony, the mayor and the police chief of a west Georgia city have apologized for the lynching of a black man more than 75 years ago.

LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar said the killing of Austin Callaway, who was taken from the city jail by a band of armed white men in 1940, should never have happened.

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