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<i> "The Dark Secret of 1930's Marion" </i> <br> | <i> "The Dark Secret of 1930's Marion" </i> <br> | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
| − | === | + | Lover's Lane was, for lack of better terms, the "Red Light" district of Marion. |
| + | This area, located off of modern day 38th st, was known for behavior that was frowned | ||
| + | upon by many of the adults in Marion and the surrounding towns. In his book "A Lynching in the Heartland," Dr. James Madison stated | ||
| + | that the area was "... notorious for 'petting parties' and 'jazz parties.'" <br> | ||
| + | ===Lynching of 1930=== | ||
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====Shooting==== | ====Shooting==== | ||
====Mary Ball==== | ====Mary Ball==== | ||
| − | + | Shortly after the shooting, Mary Ball enraged the community | |
| + | with a story of rape. | ||
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Revision as of 07:14, 19 May 2011
Lover's Lane
"The Dark Secret of 1930's Marion"
Background
Lover's Lane was, for lack of better terms, the "Red Light" district of Marion.
This area, located off of modern day 38th st, was known for behavior that was frowned
upon by many of the adults in Marion and the surrounding towns. In his book "A Lynching in the Heartland," Dr. James Madison stated
that the area was "... notorious for 'petting parties' and 'jazz parties.'"
Lynching of 1930
Shooting
Mary Ball
Shortly after the shooting, Mary Ball enraged the community with a story of rape.
Note: This page is in process.
This page is an extension of the wikimarion lynching project.
