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Mansfield Constable recalls 1910 shooting and mob fears
In Mansfield Texas Tom Beard the longtime constable recalls a 1910 street shooting when Emmet Morrison was shot after straw drawing for enforcement. He says his job is keeping the peace amid recent mob tensions over school desegregation while noting he plans no lynching and aims to protect neighbors including Negro residents.
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