COLUMBIA — For 87 years the death certificate bore the words "Committed Rape" as a secondary cause of death.
"Committed Rape" struck from lynching victim's death certificate
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 | 2:57 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:34 a.m. CDT, Thursday, October 28, 2010
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