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Newkirk tells story of racial injustice

Members of the Rotary Club of McMinnville and their guests welcomed Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, president of the historic Fisk University in Nashville, as guest speaker for the civic group’s Black History Month event Thursday. Pictured, from left, are Noon Rotary president-elect Ben Myers, Dr. Wallace Bigbee, Rita Ramsey, Ella Richmond, Phyllis Nowlin, Jeff Martin, Steve Nowlin, Alicia Strode, Wayne Wolford, Dr. Newkirk, Leah Simpson, Jessica Chastain, Fabian Betancourt, Katie Barnes, Rev. Dr. Jason Curry of Fisk University, and Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley.

Rotary thingy original.jpg — Members of the Rotary Club of McMinnville and their guests welcomed Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, president of the historic Fisk University in Nashville, as guest speaker for the civic group’s Black History Month event Thursday. Pictured, from left, are Noon Rotary president-elect Ben Myers, Dr. Wallace Bigbee, Rita Ramsey, Ella Richmond, Phyllis Nowlin, Jeff Martin, Steve Nowlin, Alicia Strode, Wayne Wolford, Dr. Newkirk, Leah Simpson, Jessica Chastain, Fabian Betancourt, Katie Barnes, Rev. Dr. Jason Curry of Fisk University, and Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley.

Cheated by an unscrupulous merchant in North Carolina, the 16-year Black complained and asked for a 5-cent refund. For that perceived insult, he and a cousin were lynched.

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