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Back to EpisodesHenry Hagert: Prosecuting Catto's Accused Killer
Episode 456
Published 9 months, 1 week ago
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ABC:LHS #082-2 Henry Hagert...
...was the Philadelphia lawyer who unsuccessfully prosecuted the accused killer of pioneering African American leader Octavius Valentine Catto, who was assassinated in 1871 during violent election-day riots. The whole story is told here.