On this day in 1923, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that mob-dominated trials violated the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.
On this day in 1923 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today February 19, 2024 Feb. 19, 1923 A photograph of the “Elaine 12” In Moore v. Dempsey, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that mob-dominated trials violated the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Black sharecroppers had gathered in a church at Elaine, Arkansas, to discuss fairer prices for their products.
On appeal, attorney Scipio Africanus Jones, the NAACP and others represented the “Elaine Twelve” on appeal, winning when the Supreme Court concluded the trial had been prejudiced by a white mob outside yelling that if the Black men weren’t sentenced to death, the mob would lynch them. A memorial now honors the victims of the Elaine Massacre.This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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