13 WTHR - Indianapolis News |Funeral Monday for Indiana lynching survivor, museum founder
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Milwaukee - A man who survived an attempted lynching by a white mob in Indiana and made it his purpose is being remembered Monday as someone who refused to let a shameful part of American history go untold.
Crowds are expected in Milwaukee today for the funeral for James Cameron, the founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum. He died June eleventh at the age of 92. Following the funeral, plans call for the processional to stop in front of the museum and release balloons in Cameron's honor. Cameron founded the museum in 1988 to document the history of blacks in America from slavery to modern day. Cameron said he was saved from the lynching in 1930 in Marion, Indiana, by a man who told the crowd he was innocent. (Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)Comments Terms of Use: We welcome your participation in our community. Please keep your comments civil and on point. You must be at least 13 years of age to post comments. By submitting a comment, you agree to these
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