Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1927113001 Victim Name: Leonard Woods Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 35 Job: Coal miner Method of Death: Hanged, shot, and burned Accusation: Murder of white mine foreman in Wise Date: 1927-11-30 County Name: Wise Mob Composition: About 400 Summary: Leonard...
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...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1925032001 Victim Name: James Jordan Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 22 Job: Lumber mill Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets, body burned Accusation: Attack on a white woman Date: 1925-03-20 City: Waverly Mob Composition: About 500 to 2,000,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1923101201 Victim Name: Horace Carter Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 47 Job: Milling Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Attacking a white woman Date: 1923-10-12 City: King and Queen Court House Mob Composition: About ten men Summary: On October 12th, 1923 a...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1921080301 Victim Name: Lemuel Johnson Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 23 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white man, a postmaster Date: 1921-08-03 City: Tobacco Mob Composition: Nearly 2,000, masked Summary: On August 3rd, 1921,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1920111401 Victim Name: Dave Hurst Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 25 Job: Coal miner Method of Death: Hanged and shot Accusation: Attempted assault on a 60 year-old white woman Date: 1920-11-14 City: Kent Junction Mob Composition: 75-300 men Summary: Dave...