Equal Justice Initiative: On this day in 1931, a mob of 2,000 white people seized a Black man named Raymond Gunn, placed him on the roof of a school for white students, and burned him alive.

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On this day in 1931, a mob of 2,000 white people seized a Black man named Raymond Gunn, placed him on the roof of a school for white students, and burned him alive.
Jan. 12, 1931 | Black Man Burned Alive by White Mob in Maryville, Missouri; Black Residents Flee

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