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Claude Neal (?? – 27 October 1934) was a African-American farmhand lynched for allegedly raping and murdering a Caucasian woman. The mob, invited by newspaper and radio ads to a 'lynching party', made him engage in forced autocannibalism as part of the lynching.


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  • Patterson, Orlando (1999). Rituals of blood: consequences of slavery in two American centuries. Basic Civitas. p. 197. ISBN 158243039X. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  • Cain, Alfred (1965). The winding road to freedom: a documentary survey of Negro experiences in America. Educational Heritage. p. 244. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  • Marianna, Daily Times-Courier October 26 1934