A Partial Listing of Negroes Lynched in the United States Since 1859     Search   Export to CSV

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Name   City   State   Date   Year   Comments  
Thaddeus Holmes Charlotte CountyVirginia December 21890 For murder
William Henry Wythe CountyVirginia July 111888 For rape
Henry Henderson IngramVirginia February 201905 A rock throwing mob
chased Henderson into a
river and watched him
drown. They were angry
that he had entered their
community. (Lynching in
the New South pg. 157)
James Carter AmherstVirginia April 61902 For assault. Wandering
stock created mounting
difficulties between
James Carter and his
white neighbor and
climaxed in 1902 when the
white accused Carter of
setting fire to his
outhouse. During the
ensuing fight Carter shot
and wounded his
assailant. Ly
Walter Cotton Greenville CountyVirginia March 241900 For murder. Described
as a black desperado
Cotton was lynched in
retaliation for the
murders of several
whites. Blacks who
witnessed the lynching
demanded that Cotton's
white sidekick Brandt
O'Grady also be lynched
and led the mob that
dragged him from
Archie Cook Prince Edward CountyVirginia September 21888 For rape
Reuben Coles Surry CountyVirginia July 271887 For rape
Walter Clark DanvilleVirginia October 131917 For murder. Accused of
murder Clark fought a gun
battle with a mob of law
officers and citizens.
The mob set fire to
Clarks home and he was
shot as he fled.
(Lynching in the New
South pg. 34)
Noah Cherry Princess Anne CountyVirginia November 151885 For murder
Robert Burton Alleghany CountyVirginia October 171891 For assault and riot. A
policeman in Clifton
Forge Virginia tried to
arrest a group of miners
(Bob Burton Charles
Miller John and William
Scott) For boisterous
intimidating behavior.
They resisted arrest and
made their way out of
town and back to the min





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