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NAACP joins effort to probe Mississippi teen's death

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CHICAGO — The NAACP announced Monday it has joined the legal team representing the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island last month after a Fourth of July trip with…

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  1. WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS

    NAACP joins legal team in death investigation of 18-year-old Nolan Wells (opens WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS)

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    WASHINGTON (WLBT) - The NAACP’s Office of General Counsel announced on Monday that it is joining the legal team surrounding the death of Nolan Wells. The NAACP, America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, is joining the likes of Ben Crump, who is representing the Wells family. Rev.

  2. Casper Star-Tribune

    NAACP joins effort to probe Mississippi teen's death (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    CHICAGO — The NAACP announced Monday it has joined the legal team representing the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island last month after a Fourth of July trip with…

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