Wednesday, March 4, 2009

AUGUST

AUGUST 1
2 unidentified black couples lynched Henry Co Alabama August 1 1891
Loeb Landers lynched Dresden Tennessee August 1 1892
Isadore Moreley lynched Selma Alabama August 1 1896
William Hunter lynched Selma Alabama August 1 1896
Solomon Jones lynched Forrest Georgia August 1 1899
N/A McCray (a man) lynched Carrolton Mississippi August 1 1901
N/A McCray (a woman) lynched Carrolton Mississippi August 1 1901
N/A McCray (a woman) lynched Carrolton Mississippi August 1 1901
1 unidentified black man lynched Mobile Texas August 1 1901
Lee Newton lynched N/A Arkansas August 1 1902
Alonzo Williams lynched San Antonio Florida August 1 1902
3 members of Jones family lynched Russellville Kentucky August 1 1908
1 unidentified black man lynched Russellville Kentucky August 1 1908
William Wallace lynched Axis Alabama August 1 1910
1 unidentified black man lynched Hot Springs Arkansas August 1 1922
N/A Glover lynched Macon Georgia August 1 1922
AUGUST 2
Anderson Holliday lynched Elkhorn West Virginia August 2 1894
James Mason lynched Dangerfield Texas August 2 1895
Mrs. James Mason lynched Dangerfield Texas August 2 1895
Charles Bentley lynched Leeds Alabama August 2 1901
4 unidentified black men lynched Bonifay Florida August 2 1910
N/A Daniels lynched Centre Texas August 2 1920
Oscar Livingston lynched Point a La Hache Louisiana August 2 1931
Richard Hawkins lynched Tallahassee Florida August 2 1937
Ernest Powders lynched Tallahassee Florida August 2 1937
5 unidentified blacks murdered Harlem NYC New York August 2 1943
AUGUST 3
Benjamin Smith lynched La Plata Missouri August 3 1889
Louis Henderson lynched Blakely Georgia August 3 1899
Andrew Harris lynched Bethany Louisiana August 3 1908
1 unidentified black man lynched Lawrenceville Virginia August 3 1921
Grafton Page lynched Bethany Louisiana August 3 1934
Govan Ward lynched Louisburg N. Carolina August 3 1935
AUGUST 4
John Brown lynched Navasota Texas August 4 1890
Allen Carter lynched Wynne Arkansas August 4 1892
John McDaniel lynched Smithdale Mississippi August 4 1902
William Price lynched Carrolton Mississippi August 4 1901
Andrew Dudley lynched Greenfield Virginia August 4 1904
Edward Lewis lynched Hattiesburg Mississippi August 4 1905
Kid George lynched Hattiesburg Mississippi August 4 1905
Samuel Verge lynched Demopolis Alabama August 4 1911
AUGUST 5
Hiram Weightman lynched Franklin Louisiana August 5 1896
William Heffen lynched Moscow Iowa August 5 1901
Sam Verge lynched N/A Alabama August 5 1912
Neal Guinn lynched Hayneville Alabama August 5 1931
Bodie Bates lynched Pittsboro Mississippi August 5 1935
AUGUST 6
Richard Cuff lynched Calhoun Co Georgia August 6 1884
Esseck White lynched Nacodoches Texas August 6 1897
Jack Dillingham lynched Salisbury N. Carolina August 6 1906
Thomas Hall lynched Goliad Texas August 6 1907
William Miller lynched Brighton Alabama August 6 1908
William Leach lynched Dade City Florida August 6 1915
Edward Berry lynched Shawnee Oklahoma August 6 1915
John Jones lynched Minden Louisiana August 6 1946
AUGUST 7
2 unidentified black men lynched Frankfort Kentucky August 7 1871
John Pennington lynched Enterprise Alabama August 7 1901
Edward Bell lynched Selma Alabama August 7 1904
Charles Likie lynched Tifton Georgia August 7 1908
Henry Holmes lynched Monroe Louisiana August 7 1914
Charles Griffin lynched Monroe Louisiana August 7 1914
Presto Griffin lynched Monroe Louisiana August 7 1914
Crockett Williams lynched Eufala Oklahoma August 7 1914
Stephen Brown lynched Seymour Texas August 7 1916
Bubber Hall lynched Bastrop Louisiana August 7 1918
N/A Mitchell lynched Excelsior Springs Missouri August 7 1925
Tom Shipp lynched Marion Indiana August 7 1930
Abe Smith lynched Marion Indiana August 7 1930
AUGUST 8
1 unidentified black man lynched Anderson Texas August 8 1890
John Meadows lynched Carmel Georgia August 8 1898
Richard Thurmond lynched Ripley Tennessee August 8 1898
Dan Ogg lynched Palestine Texas August 8 1898
Benjamin Thompson lynched Alexandria Virginia August 8 1899
Sank Majors lynched Waco Texas August 8 1905
1 unidentified black man lynched Richmond Virginia August 8 1912
AUGUST 9
Henry Davis lynched RandolphCo Georgia August 9 1885
4 unidentified black men lynched Clarendon Arkansas August 9 1898
Echo Brown lynched Amite City Louisiana August 9 1899
1 unidentified black man lynched Jasper Florida August 9 1899
1 unidentified black man lynched Monroe Louisiana August 9 1914
1 unidentified black man lynched Stuttgart Arkansas August 9 1916
Aaron Jimerson lynched Ashdown Arkansas August 9 1917
Otis Price lynched Perry Florida August 9 1938
AUGUST 10
Harry Bradley lynched Miller Co. Georgia August 10 1883
Rueben Robinson lynched Miller Co Georgia August 10 1883
Robert Jordan lynched Camden Arkansas August 10 1892
John Gordon lynched N/A Louisiana August 10 1897
1 unidentified black man lynched Ways Station Georgia August 10 1901
Wallace Miller lynched Cadiz Kentucky August 10 1909
James Fox lynched N/A Alabama August 10 1915
AUGUST 11
Mulloch Walker lynched Corinth Mississippi August 11 1898
William McClue lynched Clem Georgia August 11 1899
William Chambers lynched Bellbuckle Tennessee August 11 1899
William Wilson lynched Port Gibson Mississippi August 11 1899
Man Singleton lynched Grant Point Louisiana August 11 1899
Ike Radney lynched Colquitt Georgia August 11 1918
28 unidentified blacks murdered Los Angeles (Watts) California August 11-16 1965
AUGUST 12
Unidentified security guard murdered Livingston Alabama August 12 1869
Isaac Cook lynched Montgomery Alabama August 12 1890
William Harris lynched Colquitt Co Georgia August 12 1895
1 unidentified black man lynched Delta Co Texas August 12 1895
William Nershbred lynched Rossville Tennessee August 12 1894
Harry Gates lynched Lexington Missouri August 12 1902
2 unidentified black men lynched Whitesboro Texas August 12 1903
1 unidentified black man lynched Eros Louisiana August 12 1905
"Commodore" Jones lynched Farmersville Texas August 12 1911
Richard Puckett lynched Laurens S. Carolina August 12 1913
N/A Romeo lynched Slidell Louisiana August 12 1914
N/A Towns lynched N/A Mississippi August 12 1925
James Walker murdered Elko So. Carolina August 12 1946
AUGUST 13
Henry Smith lynched Effingham Co Georgia August 13 1886
Benjamin Gay lynched Hopkins Co Texas August 13 1896
Jack Betts lynched Corinth Mississippi August 13 1900
Zacariah Walker lynched Coatesville Pennsylvania August 13 1911
T. Z. Cotton lynched Columbus Georgia August 13 1912
Dan Pippen lynched Tuscaloosa Alabama August 13 1933
A. T. Hardin lynched Tuscaloosa Alabama August 13 1933
Robert Jones lynched Michigan City Mississippi August 13 1934
Smith Houey lynched Michigan City Mississippi August 13 1934
Lamar Smith murdered Brookhaven Mississippi August 13 1955
AUGUST 14
Keith Bowen lynched Aberdeen Mississippi August 14 1889
James Brooks lynched Orange Texas August 14 1889
2 unidentified black men lynched Mexia Texas August 14 1890
2 unidentified black men lynched Barton Georgia August 14 1890
Port Magee lynched Westville Mississippi August 14 1892
Monroe Smith lynched Springfield Louisiana August 14 1893
Marshall Boston lynched Frankfurt Kentucky August 14 1894
Thomas Williams lynched Sulphur Springs Texas August 14 1905
Scott Burton lynched Springfield Illinois August 14-16 1908
George Donigan lynched Springfield Illinois August 14-16 1908
Sanders Franklin lynched Paul's Valley Oklahoma August 14 1913
Henry Ralston lynched Paul's Valley Oklahoma August 14 1913
AUGUST 15
Emmett Divens lynched Fulton Missouri August 15 1895
George Wilson lynched Meyers Kentucky August 15 1897
Moses Jackson lynched Bellville Texas August 15 1908
1 unidentified black man lynched Morehouse Par Louisiana August 15 1909
Robert Lovett lynched Morgan Georgia August 15 1913
Bill Dukes lynched Natchez Mississippi August 15 1918
Alexander Winn lynched Datura Texas August 15 1921
Raymond Bird lynched Wytheville Virginia August 15 1926
George Robinson murdered Raymond Mississippi August 15 1930
AUGUST 16
M. L. Shepard murdered Lenoir Co. North Carolina August 16 1869
Logan Murphy lynched Mt. Sterling Kentucky August 16 1892
William Cato lynched Statesboro Georgia August 16 1904
Paul Reed lynched Statesboro Georgia August 16 1904
Henry Young lynched Lake Cormorant Mississippi August 16 1905
William Clifford lynched Maple Grove Kentucky August 16 1907
N/A Smalley lynched Augusta Georgia August 16-17 1921
4* unidentified blacks murdered Augusta Georgia August 16-17 1921
AUGUST 17
John Henderson lynched Midway Kentucky August 17 1890
Charles Hunt lynched Brantley Alabama August 17 1899
Charles Johnson lynched Walnut Grove Mississippi August 17 1902
Albert Rogers lynched Statesboro Georgia August 17 1904
Son of Albert Rogers lynched Statesboro Georgia August 17 1904
1 unidentified black man lynched Statesboro Georgia August 17 1904
Rufus Lesuere lynched Thompson Georgia August 17 1904
William Robinson lynched Greenville Mississippi August 17 1909
3 unidentified black men lynched Hope Hull Alabama August 17 1915
John Riggins lynched Bainbridge Georgia August 17 1915
William Page lynched Lilian Virginia August 17 1917
Albert Gooden lynched Covington Tennessee August 17 1937
AUGUST 18
Congressman Richard Burke murdered Gainesville Alabama August 18 1870
Thomas Woodward lynched Humboldt Tennessee August 18 1890
Charles Walton lynched Morganfield Kentucky August 18 1893
Samuel Lewis lynched N/A Florida August 18 1895
1 unidentified black man lynched Durant Oklahoma August 18 1911
Jerome Whitfield lynched Winston-Salem N. Carolina August 18 1921
AUGUST 19
1 unidentified black man lynched Paducah Kentucky August 19 1893
Peter Hampton lynched Pierce City Missouri August 19-20 1901
3 unidentified black man lynched Pierce City Missouri August 19-20 1901
Mrs. Boisy Long lynched Newberry Florida August 19 1916
4 unidentified black men lynched Newberry Florida August 19 1916
1 unidentified black woman lynched Newberry Florida August 19 1916
Edward Lang lynched Rice Texas August 19 1916
Oliver Moore lynched Tarboro N. Carolina August 19 1930
AUGUST 20
Jack Johnson lynched Carroll Georgia August 20 1884
1 unidentified black man lynched Apalachicola Florida August 20 1897
1 unidentified black man lynched Americus Georgia August 20 1898
Abe Wilder lynched Dexter Texas August 20 1901
Robert Davis lynched Greenwood S. Carolina August 20 1906
Robert Ethridge lynched Mont Willing S. Carolina August 20 1906
Monroe Franklin lynched Russellville Arkansas August 20 1912
AUGUST 21
Fox Henderson lynched Trenton Tennessee August 21 1891
Ray Porter lynched Clanton Alabama August 21 1891
John Wilson lynched Leavenworth Kansas August 21 1893
Charles Tait lynched Memphis Tennessee August 21 1893
Noah Anderson lynched New Richmond Ohio August 21 1895
Luke Hough lynched Wadesborough N. Carolina August 21 1901
John Bapes lynched Mulberry Florida August 21 1906
1 unidentified black man lynched Grand Bayou Louisiana August 21 1915
N/A Lewis lynched Valdosta Georgia August 21 1916
Walter Elliott lynched N/A N. Carolina August 21 1919
AUGUST 22
William Alexander lynched Baton Rouge Louisiana August 22 1890
Charles Hart lynched Lyons Station Mississippi August 22 1893
James Jones lynched N/A Arkansas August 22 1895
1 unidentified black man lynched Wharton Texas August 22 1895
James Glover lynched N/A Georgia August 22 1904
William Spain lynched St. George S. Carolina August 22 1906
Charles Jones lynched Marshall Texas August 22 1917
Parks Banks lynched Yazoo City Mississippi August 22 1922
AUGUST 23
Sherman Lewis lynched Luccalena Mississippi August 23 1889
N/A Bowles lynched Gurdon Arkansas August 23 1892
Jacob Davis lynched Greenwood So. Carolina August 23 1893
Andrew Green lynched Lovett Georgia August 23 1897
Oliver Latt lynched Tunnel Springs Alabama August 23 1905
2 unidentified blacks murdered Houston Texas August 23 1917
1 unidentified black man murdered Birmingham Alabama August 23 1934
AUGUST 24
Lucius Andrews lynched Magnolia Mississippi August 24 1891
William Wyatt lynched Rison Arkansas August 24 1897
William Way lynched Monroe Louisiana August 24 1909
Peter Carter lynched Purcell Oklahoma August 24 1911
Wilson Gardner lynched Birmingham Alabama August 24 1913
W. D. Sims lynched York S. Carolina August 24 1917
Lawrence Sheppard lynched Memphis Tennessee August 24 1917
William Person murdered Wake Forest No. Carolina August 24 1959
AUGUST 25
William Lewis lynched Tullahoma Tennessee August 25 1891
Andy Ford lynched Gainesville Florida August 25 1891
Benjamin Howard lynched Josselin Georgia August 25 1892
Thomas Jones lynched Seven Springs N. Carolina August 25 1902
Vance Williams lynched Louisville Georgia August 25 1908
Laura Porter lynched Monroe Louisiana August 25 1910
Virgie Swanson lynched Greenville Georgia August 25 1913
Len Hart murdered Jacksonville Florida August 25 1923
AUGUST 26
Doctor A. M. Johnson murdered Mississippi Co. Arkansas August 26 1868
Lewis Warren lynched Miller Co Georgia August 26 1883
Harrison Lewis lynched Springfield Kentucky August 26 1895
Jefferson Cole lynched Paris Texas August 26 1895
N/A Bonner lynched Bellville Texas August 26 1897
Edward Williams lynched Baxter Arkansas August 26 1897
Alfred Shaufilet lynched Calhoun Louisiana August 26 1906
Joseph McNeely lynched Charlotte N. Carolina August 26 1913
1 unidentified black man lynched Conshama Louisiana August 26 1915
AUGUST 27
Dennis Blackwell lynched Alamo Tennessee August 27 1892
John Moore lynched Clark N. Carolina August 27 1905
Jonathan Lipsey lynched Pickensville Alabama August 27 1907
Benjamin Clark lynched Tarrytown Georgia August 27 1909
John Sweeney lynched Tarrytown Georgia August 27 1909
James Comeaux lynched Jennings Louisiana August 27 1913
Doc Rogers murdered Willard N. Carolina August 27 1933
Perry Small lynched Greensboro Alabama August 27 1965
AUGUST 28
28 unidentified blacks murdered Woodruff Co Arkansas Aug. 28 1868
James Dudley lynched Georgetown Kentucky August 28 1891
Leonard Taylor lynched Newcastle Kentucky August 28 1893
N/A Scott lynched Rebecca Georgia August 28 1904
John Williams lynched Ittababa Mississippi August 28 1908
George Johnson lynched Murfreesboro Tennessee August 28 1908
1 unidentified black man lynched Gadsden Alabama August 28 1912
1 unidentified black man lynched Kilgore Alabama August 28 1913
Eli Cooper murdered Ocmulgee Georgia August 28 1919
Richard Smoke lynched Blountstown Florida August 28 1931
Charles Smoke lynched Blountstown Florida August 28 1931
Emmett Till lynched Money Mississippi August 28 1955
AUGUST 29
10 unidentified blacks murdered Mississippi Co. Arkansas Aug. 29 1868
William Owens lynched Jesup Georgia August 29 1891
Peter Davis lynched Ft. Gaines Georgia August 29 1911
King Richmond lynched Sulphur Springs Texas August 29 1915
Jess Hammett lynched Vivian Louisiana August 29 1916
N/A Belton lynched Tulsa Oklahoma August 29 1920
AUGUST 30
John Turner lynched Fayetteville West Virginia August 30 1889
Charles Mulligan lynched Conway Arkansas August 30 1891
John Jess lynched Forsythe Georgia August 30 1892
Jack Pharr lynched Caliborne Alabama August 30 1897
Sebastian McBride lynched Portal Georgia August 30 1904
Joe Bumpass lynched Hickman Kentucky August 30 1904
John Martin lynched Laramie Wyoming August 30 1904
1 unidentified black man lynched Clayton Alabama August 30 1911
6* unidentified blacks murdered Knoxville Tennessee August 30-31 1919
N/A Chandler lynched Oklahoma City Oklahoma August 30 1920
N/A Rivers lynched Shreveport Louisiana August 30 1922
Dave Wright lynched Coffee Co Georgia August 30 1926
AUGUST 31
Robert Mitchell lynched Mitchell Georgia August 31 1889
1 unidentified black man lynched Yarborough Texas August 31 1893
2 unidentified black men lynched Stephens Arkansas August 31 1904
John Brosin lynched Monticello Georgia August 31 1902
Oscar Turner lynched Weimar Texas August 31 1904
Pvt. Lucius McCarty lynched N/A Louisiana August 31 1919

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