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October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi

Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi s favorite son a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shockin ...