John Scurlock
John Scurlock, known as Little John or L. J., was an editor and politician in Mississippi, United States. He was reported to be 7 feet tall. He was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Born in Mississippi, Scurlock was a member of the Coffeeville, Mississippi, Board of Aldermen and was an important leader in Yalobusha County's African American community. He lost an election to serve in the state legislature in 1872. Scurlock served as a "Book Agent" and assistant editor of the Christian Index newspaper. In 1876, he became a trustee of Tougaloo College. Further reading
"Reconstruction in Yalobusha and Grenada Counties" by Julia C. Brown, Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, 12, 1912, pages 227, 228, 234, and 242. References

Mississippi politicians

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