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PHOTOS: Jones Co. group tries to find lynching site
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The names of those lynched in Jones Co. are printed on a pillar at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama.
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The group wanting to bring a marker to Jones Co. to honor Alonzo Green and his son meets at St. Paul AME Church in Gray.
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Janice Kitchens is spearheading the effort to bring the marker to the county.
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Janice Kitchens is spearheading the effort to bring the marker to the county.
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Janice Kitchens is spearheading the effort to bring the marker to the county.
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The group wanting to bring a marker to Jones Co. to honor Alonzo Green and his son meets at St. Paul AME Church in Gray.
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The lynching of Alonzo Green and his son happened in Wayside in Jones County.
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The group believes this area, home to an old pimento factory, could be the possible site of the lynching, but it is not known for sure.
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Janice Kitchens talks with her uncle, Donald Black, about the possible lynching site.
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Tasha Billingslea is Alonzo Green's great niece.
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The group says they’re not looking to blame anyone. They just want to remember what happened in order to move forward.
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The group tries to find the possible lynching site.
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The group tries to find the possible lynching site.
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Donald Black, a member of the group, talks about the possible lynching site near the pimento factory.
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Old Jones County newspapers recount the lynching of Alonzo Green and his son.
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Old Jones County newspapers recount the lynching of Alonzo Green and his son.
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While the Billingsleas don't have pictures of Alonzo or his son, they do have pictures of Alonzo's family.

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