Newspaper Article by George Lahood in Al-Hoda

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An article in Al-Hoda published in New York City, New York on Wednesday, May 29, 1929. The article was written by Jirjis "George" Lahood and claims that police were involved in the lynching of Nola Romey. It also claims that it is possible Nola died in jail and the lynching was staged to cover up the fatality of the wounds inflicted by police during his arrest.

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