On this day in 1964, four white men killed Johnnie Mae Chappell as she was walking back from a store inFlorida.
On this day in 1954 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 23, 2024 March 23, 1964 Sheldon Chappell kneels at his mother's grave. Johnnie Mae Chappell was walking to a store in Jacksonville, Florida, to buy some ice cream for her children when she realized she had dropped her wallet. As she retraced her steps along a road, four white men spotted her, and one of them killed her. They had been looking for anyone Black to kill following a day of racial unrest.
Keith Beauchamp told her story in his television program, “Wanted Justice: Johnnie Mae Chappell.”This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.The stories of investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell have helped put four Klansmen and a serial killer behind bars. His stories have also helped free two people from death row, exposed injustices and corruption, prompting investigations and reforms as well as the firings of boards and officials.
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