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January 24, 2022

Remembrance and Reconciliation

80 years after Cleo Wright, a Black man accused of assaulting a White woman was dragged through the streets of Sikeston by a vehicle and set on fire. On Sunday, the community for the first time acknowledged the tragic incident with remembrance and reconciliation at a service held at the Freewill Baptist Church, sponsored by Westend Empowerment Community Betterment Association and the Sikeston NAACP...

Kyle Pernell, pastor at the Freewill Baptist Church, speaks during the 80th Anniversary Remembrance and Reconciliation service held Sunday at the Freewill Baptist Church.
Kyle Pernell, pastor at the Freewill Baptist Church, speaks during the 80th Anniversary Remembrance and Reconciliation service held Sunday at the Freewill Baptist Church. Bob Greenlee/Standard Democrat

80 years after Cleo Wright, a Black man accused of assaulting a White woman was dragged through the streets of Sikeston by a vehicle and set on fire. On Sunday, the community for the first time acknowledged the tragic incident with remembrance and reconciliation at a service held at the Freewill Baptist Church, sponsored by Westend Empowerment Community Betterment Association and the Sikeston NAACP.

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