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The Richmond Palladium

Springfield Joan Of Arc Suicides

Victim: William Donegan

Victim's Place of Death: Illinois

Date Published: Aug 27, 1908

Publication Name: The Richmond Palladium

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Lynchings in the North is a part of the Hidden Legacies project, led by Professor Rachel L. Swarns at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University.

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