1880-1889

Page Wallace in Loudoun

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880021801 Victim Name: Page Wallace Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 25 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Outraging a 35 year-old married white woman Date: 1880-02-18 City: Leesburg Mob Composition: About 100 men,...

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Richard Woods in Franklin County

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880012601 Victim Name: Richard Woods Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Miscegenation with a disreputable white woman Date: 1880-01-19 County Name: Franklin County Mob Composition: 7 or 8 Disguised Men...

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Arthur Jordan in Fauquier

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880011901 Victim Name: Arthur Jordan Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 23 Job: Farmer Method of Death: Hanged - strangulation Accusation: Eloping with a white girl, half-witted Date: 1880-01-19 City: Warrenton Mob Composition: 40 to 50 masked men Summary:...

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Columbus Miles in Amherst

Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880010201 Victim Name: Columbus Miles Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Outraging a young unmarried white woman Date: 1880-01-02 City: Amherst Mob Composition: 30-40 armed men...

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