Clinton resident James Robinson shares with Rep. Zakiya Summers the tale of how his great, great, great grandmother Sally Lee (pictured) survived the Clinton Massacre in 1875, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at the Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker commemorating the tragedy. The marker is located in the 300 block of Northside Drive in Clinton. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
CLINTON — There’s still so much James Robinson doesn’t know about the woman in the photograph.
It was always on the wall in his aunt’s house, but he never knew who she was until he found a news article about her. Now, he gets to share her story.
