By KATHY LISTON Following the defeat of the Confederacy, the Reconstruction era (1865-1877) saw the power structure across the South upended. With growing resentment, whites saw Black men being elected or appointed to positions of authority. In his memoir, Mississippi journalist-legislator H. C....
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1869050301 Victim Name: Joseph R. Holmes Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 31 Job: Shoemaker Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Trying to lodge a complaint against a white man Date: 1869-05-03 City: Charlotte Court House Mob Composition: Four white men Summary:...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1893110101 Victim Name: Abraham Redmond Race: White Sex: Male Age: 52 Job: Farmer Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Desperado and assaulting a black man Date: 1893-11-01 City: Drakes Branch Mob Composition: White and black, disguised Summary: A white...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1890120201 Victim Name: Thaddeus Fowlkes Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white man, a railroad brakeman Date: 1890-12-02 County Name: Charlotte Mob Composition: Masked Summary: A party of...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1889081101 Victim Name: William Blankenship Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 20 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted outrage on an orphaned white girl Date: 1889-08-11 County Name: Charlotte Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: William...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1886050501 Victim Name: Dick Walker Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Young Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted criminal assault on a young white woman, the daughter of a farmer Date: 1886-05-05 City: Drake's Branch Mob Composition: About...