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Davis, Ruth

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Davis talks about her father, his death, and the community response. The unknown man in the video walks through the event step by step including visiting the funeral site.Ruth Davis was the daughter of Bill Knight who was one of the seven men murdered in Honea Path, South Carolina in 1934 outside of the Chiquola Mill.
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Stoney, George CStoney, James B
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Keywords

  1. American Civil War (1861 1865)
  2. Chiquola Manufacturing Company (Honea Path, S.C.)
  3. Civil War
  4. Eviction
  5. Funeral Service
  6. Grocery Shopping
  7. Housing
  8. Intimidation
  9. Labor Union Members
  10. Labor Unions
  11. Mayors
  12. Memorials
  13. Murder Victims
  14. Murder Victims' Families
  15. Murderers
  16. Plaques, Plaquettes
  17. Police Chiefs
  18. Police Corruption
  19. Textile Workers
  20. Trials (Murder)
  21. Violence
  22. Weapons

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