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John Brownfield was a barber in Georgetown, South Carolina who shot an officer who came to his home to arrest him after Brownfield refused to pay a poll tax. Rumors of a planned lynching drew rallies from black residents. Heavily armed law enforcement officers were called out in response.[1]
He was convicted of murder in 1900 and sentenced to be hanged. He appealed to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Julius L. Mitchell and W. J. Whipper were his lawyers. African Americans, who were 4/5 of Georgetown's population, were excluded from the jury.[2] The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court.[3]
Tom Rubillo, a lawyer in Georgetown who has also served as its mayor, wrote a book about the case and its ramifications.[4]
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[edit]- ^ The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina by George C. Rogers Jr. (1970) Chapter 20: Post-Reconstruction, 1876-1900 University of South Carolina Press pages 481-484
- ^ "State v. Brownfield, 60 S.C. 509 | Casetext Search + Citator".
- ^ "In the Supreme Court of the United States: writ of error to the Supreme Court of the state of South Carolina: John Brownfield, plaintiff in error, against the state of South Carolina, defendant in error: argument of John S. Wilson, solicitor, attorney for defendant in error". s.n. December 29, 1903 – via Library of Congress Digital Collections.
- ^ "Trial and Error: The Case of John Brownfield and Race Relations in Geo". The Village Museum at McClellanville, South Carolina.