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Pam Grier lynching claim

Pam Grier's claim of witnessing a lynching in Ohio as a child, which contradicts historical records.

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Jan 25, 2026
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Did Actress Pam Grier Actually Witness Lynchings as a Child, as She Claimed on 'The View

told that, as a child in , her mother would pull her away from scenes of people “hanging from a tree,” and said the site now has a memorial (Grier’s on-air account) . Public records and multiple conte...