Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1926081501 Victim Name: Raymond Byrd Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 31 Job: Farm hand Method of Death: Shot, beaten and hanged Accusation: Criminal assault on a 19 year-old white girl Date: 1926-08-15 City: Wytheville Mob Composition: 50 masked, armed men...
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Daniel Long in Wythe
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1900120601 Victim Name: Daniel Long Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 23 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Riddled with bullets Accusation: Criminal assault on a married white woman Date: 1900-12-06 City: Ivanhoe Mob Composition: About 100-200 masked men Summary:...
William Henry Smith in Wythe
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1888071101 Victim Name: William Henry Smith Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Criminal assault on a married white woman, respectable lady Date: 1888-07-11 City: Wytheville Mob...
William M. Crockett in Wythe
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1883041101 Victim Name: William M. Crockett Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of a white man Date: 1883-04-11 City: Wytheville Mob Composition: About 20 to 40 men,...