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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lamar Smith
Lamar
Smith
d. August 13, 1955
Lamar Smith's Obituary
Lamar Smith (1892 – August 13, 1955) was a U.S. civil rights figure, black farmer, World War I veteran and an organizer of black voter registration. He was shot to death in broad daylight around 10 a.m. at close range on the lawn of the Lincoln County courthouse in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
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