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Isadore Banks

1890s-1954 Marion, AR

Crittenden County, Arkansas

Who was Isadore Banks?


Joined the army and served in WWI Utility worker Prominent landowner and father Started cotton gin business Attacked and murdered on June 4, 1954 Body was tied to a tree, mutilated, and burned No investigation ever conducted

Marriage to Alice Banks

Military Service

Murder and Aftermath

CRRJ and the Banks Family


Military Honors Media Coverage Investigations: Property Criminal Life Insurance Policy Bank Account History of Racial Violence in Crittenden County Black Farmers in Crittenden County

Military Honors

CRRJ Visits Arkansas

CRRJ Visits Arkansas

CRRJ Visits Arkansas

CRRJ Property Research

Criminal Investigation

New Information and Next Steps


- Life Insurance Policy - Bank Account Research - Tax Sales - Trucking Business - Black Farmers Association

Isadore's Legacy

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