Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1909122501 Victim Name: Henry Pennington Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of a white man and wounding of his wife Date: 1909-12-25 City: Hurley Mob Composition: About 100...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1909120901 Victim Name: Unnamed Negro Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Unreported; maybe an attack on a white woman Date: 1909-12-09 City: Newport News Mob Composition: Unknown...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1905022001 Victim Name: George Henderson Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 26 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hounded to his death and drowned Accusation: Race hatred Date: 1905-02-27 City: Ingham Mob Composition: White men and boys Summary: A crowd of white men...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1904102401 Victim Name: George F. Blount Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 44 Job: Possible owner of a fish stand Method of Death: Beaten to death and shot Accusation: Assault on a white police officer Date: 1904-10-24 City: Berkley Mob Composition: 5 or 6 men,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1904080401 Victim Name: Andrew Dudley Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 9 to 16 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted criminal assault on two young white girls Date: 1904-08-04 City: Afton Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: A crowd of men...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1904011301 Victim Name: Elmore Moseley Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of a black man Date: 1904-01-13 County Name: Sussex Mob Composition: Black Summary: Elmore Moseley,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1902073101 Victim Name: Charles Craven Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 22 Job: Worked on dairy farm Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Robbery and murder of a white man, a farmer and Confederate veteran Date: 1902-07-31...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1902060901 Victim Name: Fred Tinsley Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: C&O track walker Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Paying attention to a married white woman Date: 1902-06-09 City: Newport News Mob Composition: Party of 5 Summary: Fred...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1902060501 Victim Name: Wiley (Guynn) Gynn Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 28 Job: Boarding house owner Method of Death: Riddled with bullets Accusation: Attempted criminal assault on a 12 year-old white girl Date: 1902-06-05 City: Bondtown Mob Composition:...