Lynching of John Evans
ID: FL1914111201
Name(s) of People Lynched: John Evans
Number of People Lynched: 1
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Lynching Date(s): 1914-11-12
Year Marker Erected:
Erected by: Not Specified
City: St. Petersburg
County: Pinellas
State: Florida
Marker Text: At this intersection November 12, 1914 John Evans a black laborer from Dunnellon FL was lynched condemned by a secret council of fifteen of St. Petersburg’s most influential citizens. He was then turned over to a mob of fifteen hundred white residents and – Murdered –
Sources: https://www.hmdb.org
Notes: The plaque was mounted on a concrete utility pole that has now been replaced by a metal lamp post. The marker is thus now missing.