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In Virginia, reopening a 125-year-old case rights a historical injustice

NPR | By Sandy Hausman

Published July 15, 2023 at 7:05 AM CDT

A judge in Virginia dismissed charges against a Black man who was lynched after being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman 125 years ago.

Sandy Hausman

Sandy Hausman joined our news team in 2008 after honing her radio skills in Chicago. Since then, she's won several national awards for her reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Radio, Television and Digital News Association and the Public Radio News Directors' Association.

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