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Amer Green, Carroll County, Indiana

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Title	Amer Green, Carroll County, Indiana
Alternative Title	Green, Amer
Genre	Legends; People
Description	Sonia Griffey's transcribed interview of Michael Griffey's account of the story of Amer Green. According to Michael Griffey, Amer Green was accused of kidnapping Luella Mabbitt and killing her. There was a search for Green and he was found in Texas. After being brought back to Indiana, Green was kidnapped from the jail by Mabbitt's family and an angry mob. They lynched Green in a field and ever since then the Mabbitt family has hada curse on it.
Informant	Griffey, Michael George
Collector	Griffey, Sonia M.
Date of Original	200-04-16
Contextual Information	Amer Green was lynched in 1887. He claimed that Luella Mabbitt was alive and well, but no one would listen to him.
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Carroll County -- 2000
Subject	Lynchings Homicides Family Curses
WV3 Subject	Folklore
Type	text
Material Type	Interviews
Date Digital	2011-04-19
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	Amer Green

Title	isuf-Amer Green001
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Indiana --
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	isuf-Amer Green001

Amer Green, Carroll County, Indiana

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