Fluvanna

Anatomy of a Lynching

By Steven Schlanger Under the cover of darkness, a mob approached the Palmyra jailhouse on the evening of October 11, 1892, at approximately 11 p.m. Roughly twenty men had gathered for the sole purpose of committing murder; a justifiable murder in their minds, and one that they knew they would be...

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William Young in Fluvanna

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1892101101 Victim Name: William Young Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 26 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white boy Date: 1892-10-11 City: Palmyra Mob Composition: 20-25 men Summary: William Young, a 26 years old African American...

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