Greensville

Walter Cotton in Greensville

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1900032402 Victim Name: Walter Cotton Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of two/three white men Date: 1900-03-24 City: Emporia Mob Composition: About 1,500, some of them...

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Brandt O’Grady in Greensville

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1900032401 Victim Name: Brandt O'Grady Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Companion of the murderer of two/three white citizens Date: 1900-03-24 City: Emporia Mob Composition: Black with some whites...

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