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Wicomico County NAACP Calls for SBY to Apologize for Lynching History

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published September 6, 2023 at 9:31 AM EDT
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Plaque Marking Lynching in Salisbury

The Wicomico County Branch of the NAACP is calling on the city of Salisbury to formally apologize for the 1931 lynching of Matthew Williams and others. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with president Monica Brooks who says there has been a good response from city council members.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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