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James (Jim) Rhodes in Albemarle

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1882100201 Victim Name: James Rhodes Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white family (Nossie or Massie) Date: 1882-10-02 City: Charlottesville Mob Composition: 150 armed men Summary: James...

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J. B. Prince in Southampton

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1881122602 Name: J. B. Prince Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Large store owner Date: 1881-12-26 City: Green Plains Summary: Past inventories of Virginia lynchings indicated that two white men, J. B. Prince and his brother J. H. Prince, were...

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J. H. Prince in Southampton

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1881122601 Name: J. H. Prince Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Large store owner Date: 1881-12-26 City: Green Plains Summary: Past inventories of Virginia lynchings indicated that two white men, J. H. Prince and his brother J. B. Prince, were...

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William Allen in Warwick

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1881120601 Victim Name: William Allen Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Employed by two brothers by the name of Kelly Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white man Date: 1881-12-06 City: Fortress Monroe Mob Composition: Masked Summary:...

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David Thomas in Nelson

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880100802 Name: David Thomas Race: White Sex: Male Age: 18 Date: 1880-10-08 County Name: Nelson Summary: David Thomas was the brother-in-law of George Lowry; while past inventories indicated Thomas as a victim of lynching, in reality he was able to...

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George Lowry in Nelson

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880100801 Victim Name: George Lowry Race: White Sex: Male Age: 45 Job: Worked the saw mill Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Outrage and robbery of a white widow and her daughter Date: 1880-10-08 County Name: Nelson Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: A...

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James Black in Dinwiddie

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880041201 Victim Name: James Black Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 25 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted outrage of a married white woman; felonious assault on a married white woman Date: 1880-04-12 County Name: Dinwiddie Mob...

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Alison Jackson in Page

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880032001 Victim Name: Alison Jackson Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 30 Job: Rail splitter Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of a 3 year-old white boy Date: 1880-03-20 County Name: Page Mob Composition: Unknown Summary:...

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Unnamed Negro in Norfolk

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880021901 Victim Name: Unnamed Negro Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Farm hand Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Being associated with a white man who had angered his neighbors Date: 1880-02-19 City: London Bridge Mob Composition: Unknown...

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