Lynching Of Cordie Cheek
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Died | Maury County |
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Tennessee | |
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ID | 3540361 |
About Lynching Of Cordie Cheek
Cordie Cheek was a 17-year-old African-American youth who was lynched by a white mob in Maury County, Tennessee near the county seat of Columbia. After being falsely accused of raping a young white girl, Cheek was released from jail when the grand jury did not indict him, due to lack of evidence.