Lynching of Robert Mallard
Robert Mallard | |
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| Born | 1910 or 1911 |
| Died | November 20, 1948 (37 years old) |
| Cause of death | Pistol shot to the chest Lynching |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Big Duck Duck |
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| Known for | Lynching victim |
| Spouse | Amy James Mallard |
| Children | 1 |
Robert Childs "Big Duck" Mallard (1910 or 1911 – November 20, 1948) was an African American traveling casket salesman and landowner, who was shot and lynched by a group of about 20 members of the Ku Klux Klan in Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia. The people charged with his murder were acquitted by an all-white jury.