Montreal - 1900: The Tragic Montreal Murder of George Wellington Smith

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Title
Montreal - 1900: The Tragic Montreal Murder of George Wellington Smith
Abstract
An account of the 1902 racially-motivated murder of George Wellington Smith, a Black American-born horse trainer and stable hand who worked in Montreal for Cyrille Laurin. Laurin's son, Edward, shot Smith and was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to fourteen years in the St. Vincent de Paul federal prison.
Publication
Connections - QFHS
Volume
Vol. 24
Issue
no. 3
Pages
8-9
Date
March 2002
Language
en
Citation
Wilkins, Robert N. “Montreal - 1900: The Tragic Montreal Murder of George Wellington Smith.” Connections - QFHS Vol. 24, no. 3 (March 2002): 8–9.
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