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192.Benjamin Howard, Josselin, August 25, 1892, for alleged attempted murder
193.Peter Hudson, Cuthbert, September 26, 1916
194.Reuben Hudson, Dekalb County, July 27, 1887, for alleged rape.
195.Tip Hudson (Hutson?), Palmetto, Campbell County, March 16, 1899, for alleged arson
196.James Irwin, Ocilla, February 1, 1930
197.Henry Isaac, Brooks County, July 2, 1909, for alleged attempted theft
198.Thomas Israel, Screven County, October 5, 1886, for attempted rape
199.Alfred Iverson, Randolph County, April 10, 1909, for leaving his employer
200.Jackson, Cochran, July 21, 1915
201.Charles Jackson, Amboy, April 15, 1910
202.Henry Jackson, Glynn County, February 21, 1891, for alleged assault
203.Peter Jackson, Jesup, December 25-26, 1889, for alleged murder
204.Lenny (Renny?) Jefferson, Metcalf, June 11, 1900, for alleged attempted rape
205.Lewis Jefferson, Homersville, November 4, 1895, for alleged attempted rape
206.Edward Jenkins, Clayton, October 22, 1893
207.John Jessy, Forsyth, August 30, 1892
208.Bill Johnson, Pulaski County, October 13, 1888, for alleged rape
209.Collins Johnson, Sale City, November 17, 1917
210.A. C. Johnson, Sale City, November 17, 1917
211.Frank Johnson, specific locality unknown
212.Henry Johnson, Valdosta, May 8-10, 1901, for alleged assault
213.Jack Johnson, Carroll County, August 20, 1884, for rape. Note: Johnson was shot to death by a gang of
blacks who had waited outside the jail until Johnson was allowed to relieve himself. (Lynching in the
New South, pg. 30).
214.Sydney Johnson, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
215.Washington Johnson, Safford, July 23, 1899
216.William Johnson, specific locality unknown, January 22, 1911
217.Jones, Echols County, February 26, 1892, for alleged murder
218.Hosea Jones, Murray County, May 3, 1891
219.Joe Jones, Pierce County, September 14, 1886, for attempted rape
220.Marshall Jones, Douglas, May 4, 1900, for alleged assault
221.Newt Jones, Appling County, November 29, 1893, for alleged murder
222.Owen Jones, Pulaski, November 1, 1890, for rape
223.Robert Jones, Augusta, February 25, 1911
224.Solomon Jones, Forrest, August 1, 1899
225.Dawson Jordon, Ellaville, April 8, 1911
226.John King, Dodge County, July 20, 1909, for alleged attempted rape
227.Wesley King, specific locality unknown, February 21, 1891
228.Robert Kingut, Waycross, December 14, 1891
229.William Kirkland, Thomasville, September 25, 1930
230.Gus Knight, Johnson County, for rape
231.Henry Kyle, Decatur County, October 13, 1883, for alleged rape
232.Dewey Lake, Sylvester, January 21, 1916
233.Felix Lake, Sylvester, January 21, 1916
234.Frank Lake, Sylvester, January 21, 1916
235.Major Lake, Sylvester, January 21, 1916
236.Lee Lawrence, Jasper County, November 8, 1894, for alleged rape
237.Rodium Leamon, Sylvester, January 21, 1916
238.Rufus Lesuere, Thomaston, August 17, 1901
239.Lewis, Valdosta, August 21, 1916
240.Wesley Lewis, February 21, 1891, Glynn County, for alleged assault
241.Thomas Linton, specific locality unknown, May 22, 1899
242.Charles Lokie, Tifton, August 7, 1908, for alleged wild talk
243.Sam Long, Colquitt County, September 5, 1888, for rape
244.Martin Love, Tunnell Hill, July 11, 1889, for attempted rape
245.Terry Lovelace, Manchester, October 19, 1911
246.Robert Lovett, Morgan, August 15, 1913
247.Will Lowe, Lowndes County, October 30, 1890, for alleged attempted rape
248.Dan Lumpkin, Columbus County, February 20, 1910
249.Charles Mack, Safford, July 25, 1899, alleged rape/robbery
250.Charles Mack, Swainsboro, September 26, 1891, for alleged rape
251.Roger Malcolm and wife, Dorothy, Monroe, July 25, 1946
252.Robert Mallard, Lyons, November 20, 1948
253.Charles Martin, Madison County, January 29, 1899
254.Ed Martin, Talbot County, September 21, 1904
255.Samuel Martin, Wrightsville, March 24, 1890
256.Sebastian McBride, Portal, August 30, 1904
257.Arthur McCauley, Harris County, July 28, 1902
258.William McClure, Clem, August 11, 1899, for alleged attempted rape
259.Jess McCortele, Cartersville, February 25, 1916
260.Garfield McCoy, Newton, June 24, 1903, for alleged murder
261.William McGroff, Baconton, July 11, 1911
262.George McKinney, Newton, June 24, 1903, for alleged murder
263.John McLeod, Swainsboro, May 18, 1911
264.John Meadows, Carmel, August 8, 1898, for alleged rape
265.Edward Merriweather, Monticello, November 23, 1898, for alleged murder
266.William Miles, Columbus, June 1, 1896, for alleged rape
267.Charles Miller, Culloden, September 10, 1906
268.Tom Miller, Brooks County, August 22, 1898, for alleged attempted rape
269.Henry Milner, Griffin, October 15, 1896, attempted rape
270.S. S. Mincey, Ailey, July 29, 1930
271.Ephraim Mitchell, Coffee County, May 22, 1893, for alleged murder
272.Lacy Mitchell, Thomas County, September 28, 1930
273.Robert Mitchell, Mitchell County, August 31, 1889
274.Bill Mobley, Dooley County, September 6, 1902, for alleged attempted rape
275.Rufus Moncrief, Whitehall, September 18, 1917
276.John Moody, Bryan County, March 2, 1901, for leaving his employer
277.Bill Moore, Wayne County, October 10, 1889, for assault
278.John Moore, Hamilton, January 22, 1912
279.Joseph Moore, Crawfordsville, May 22, 1911
280.William Moore, Jesup, October 12, 1889
281.Anderson Moreland, Forsythe, June 11, 1892
282.Will Morman, Dodge County, May 13, 1906, for alleged rape
283.Peter Morris, Arlington, January 23, 1915
284.Ephrim Muchlea, Hazelhurst, May 23, 1893
285.Jim Neely, Henry County, August 19, 1898, for alleged assault
286.Joe Nowling, Pelham, March 28, 1917
287.Owen Ogletree, Monroe County, June 17, for alleged rape
288.Richard Olliver, Donaldsonville, May 27, 1898
289.Owen Opietress, Forsythe, June 18, 1894
290.William Owens, Jesup, August 29, 1891
291.Samuel Owensby, Hogansville, May 5, 1913
292.Sam Padgett's wife and son, Tattnall County, May 21, 1907, for alleged murder
293.Edward Pearson (Pierson?), Swainsboro, July 11, 1906, for alleged attempted rape
294.Banjo Peavey, Fort Valley, June 8, 1903, for alleged murder
295.George Penner (Penn?), Elberton, June 5-13, 1890, for rape
296.Rich Perry, Marion County, June 10, 1890
297.Charles Pickett, Ellaville, April 8, 1911
298.Samuel Pike, Brooks County, December 23, 1894, for alleged murder
299.John Henry Pinkney, Pulaski County, March 5, 1908, for alleged murder
300.Jesse Poke, Eastman, June 10, 1890
301.Polasco, Valdosta, October 31, 1890
302.Henry Pope, Chattooga County, May 1, 1888, for rape
303.Charles Powell, Macon, February 4, 1912
304.Warren Powers, East Point, September 4, 1889, for attempted rape
305.Sandy Price, Watkinsville, June 29, 1905, alleged murder/theft
306.George Prince, Elbert County, June 10, 1890
307.Ike Radney, Colquitt, August 11, 1918
308.Andrew Rainey, Bainbridge, April 23, 1903, for alleged arson
309.Evan Ralent, specific locality unknown, July 27, 1910
310.George Read, Rome, January 3, 1901
311.Jim Redmond, Habersham County, May 17, 1892, for alleged murder
312.Paul Reed, Statesboro, August, 16, 1904, for alleged murder. Note: Reed, along with William Cato, was
charged with murdering a white family. At the conclusion of their trial, a mob stormed the courthouse,
grabbed the men, took them out of town and burned them alive. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 202-
203)
313.William Reed, Bainbridge, May 25, 1937
314.George Reede, Floyd County, January 3, 1901, for alleged attempted rape
315.Albert Reese, Cuthbert, June 25, 1909, for alleged assault
316.Sandy Reeves, Waycross, September 24, 1918
317.Sylvester Rhodes, Collins, March 5, 1894, for alleged murder
318.Eugene Rice, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
319.Bill Richardson, Chattooga County, October 17, 1893, for alleged murder
320.John Riggins, Bainbridge, August 17, 1915
321.Hollis Riles, Bainbridge, September 3, 1949
322.Chime Riley, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
323.Curry Roberson, Pulaski County, March 5, 1908, for alleged murder
324.Gus Roberson, Habersham County, May 17, 1892, for alleged murder
325.Andrew Roberts, Waycross, June 28, 1890
326.Richmond Roberts, Burke County, December 17, 1882, for attempted rape
327.Charles Robertson, Allendaletown, March 2, 1895, for alleged murder
328.Andrew Robinson, Clinch County, June 27, 1890, for attempted rape
329.Lewis Robinson, , Watkinsville, June 29, 1905, alleged murder/theft
330.Reuben Robinson, Miller County, August 10, 1883, for murder
331.Rich Robinson, Watkinsville, June 29, 1905, alleged murder/theft
332.Albert Rogers and son, Stagesboro, August 17, 1904
333.Jeff Rogers, Walker County, February 4, 1884, for rape
334.Warren Ross, Early County, June 14, 1893, for alleged murder
335.George Rouse, Dooly County, March 15, 1885, for murder
336.Albert Royal, Amboy, April 15, 1910
337.Joshua Ruff, Gibson, November 18, 1897, for alleged theft
338.Tom Ruffin, Dade County, March 8, 1888, for attempted rape
339.Bud Rufus, Floyd County, December 8, 1900, for alleged rape
340.Louis Sammin, Sufford, July 23, 1899, for alleged rape/robbery
341.Robert Sapp, Blakeley, May 6, 1941
342.Simon Schuman, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
343.A. L. Scott, Wilcox County, August 28, 1904, for alleged murder
344.Ben Scott, Echols County, September 2, 1897
345.George Scott, Russellville, June 26, 1898
346.Thomas Seabright, Bainbridge, October 8, 1905, for alleged rape
347.Abe Sebens, Pierce County, July 2, 1900
348.John Shake, specific locality unknown, July 28, 1913
349.Peter Shaw, Troup County, May 28, 1898, for alleged rape
350.Caesar Sheffield, Valdosta, April 16, 1915
351.Barry Sherard (Harry Sherod?), Brooks County, December 23, 1894, for alleged murder
352.Harris Sherman, Shellman, march 13, 1901
353.Moxie Shuler, Bainbridge, September 29, 1916
354.Cato Simmons, Decatur County, August 29, 1891, for informing
355.Hurbert Simmons, Neal, November 29, 1904
356.John (Jim?) Simmons, Cairo, November 19, 1890, alleged attempted rape
357.Jesse Slayton, Columbus, June 1, 1896, for alleged rape
358.Benjamin Smith, Swainsboro, may 21, 1911
359.Charles Smith, Sandersville, October 7, 1916
360.Henry Smith, Effingham County, August 13, 1886, for rape
361.Neal Smith, specific locality unknown, October 4, 1895
362.Serborn Smith, Covington, May 21, 1892
363.Tom Smith, Wilkes County, December 1, 1888, over a disputed debt. Note: Smith, along with John
Coleman, got caught in a power struggle between two white men over who owned the sharecroppers'
cotton. One of the white men provided the men with guns to defend themselves from a white mob who
had attempted to arrest them. Coleman and Smith were eventually captured, and with rocks tied around
their necks, drowned in a river. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 57)
364.Peter Stamps, Douglas County, July 24, 1885, for miscegenation. Note: Stamps had been a secret lover
of his white employer's 16 year old daughter for about a year before impregnating her. Though the girl
refused to accuse him of rape, he became the victim of a lynch mob. The girl eventually committed
suicide. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 62)
365. Jesse Staten, Quitman, November 16, 1917
366.William Stewart, Eastman, December 20, 1915
367.Elijah Strickland, Palmetto, April 25, 1899, alleged accomplice to a murder
368.Allen Sturgis, McDuffie County, June 3, 1888, for theft
369.Elijah Sturgis, Cuthbert, September 26, 1916
370.Virgie Swanson, Greenville, August 25, 1913
371.John Sweeney, Tarrytown, August 27, 1909, for alleged murder
372.James Tabor, Alamo, April 11, 1910
373.Samuel Taylor, Brooks County, December 23, 1894, for alleged murder
374.Tom Tench, Merriwether County, January 16, 1887, for alleged rape
375.Sam Teott, Echols County, September 3, 1897, for alleged cattle stealing
376.Calvin Thomas, Decatur County, December 25-26, 1893, for alleged rape
377.Frank Thomas, Coffee County, June 10, 1902
378.George Thomas, Ft. Gaines, September 22, 1908, for alleged attempted murder
379.John (James?) Thomas, Midville, November 10, 1889, for alleged attempted rape
380.Arthur Thompson, Arlington, June 1, 1904, for alleged murder
381.Gilbert Thompson, Statesboro, February 24, 1908
382.Milly Thompson, Clayton County, July 29, 1880, for an unknown offense
383.Sterling Thompson, Campbell County, January 3, 1901, for informing
384.Will Thompson, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
385.Alf Thurman, Lee County, April 27, 1899, for wild talk
386.John Towns, Damascus, September 5, 1908, for alleged attempted theft
387.Jack Troy, Talbotton, September 21, 1904
388.Hayes Turner, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
389.Mary Turner, Brooks & Lowndes Counties, May 17, 1918
390.John Vease, Augusta, February 25, 1911
391.Daniel Walker, Washington, October 28, 1911
392.Jack Walker, Gay, August 18, 1905
393.John Walker, Houston County, October 27, 1907, for alleged assault/robbery
394.John Walker, Montezuma, November 8, 1910
395.John Ware, Royston, September 18, 1904, for alleged attempted murder. Note: After a dispute with his
employer over who he would sell his cotton crop to, Ware killed the man in a fight.
396.John Warren, Donald, December 21, 1911
397.Lem Warren, Terrell County, September 16, 1896
398.Lewis Warren, Miller County, Miller County, August 26, 1883, for attempted rape
399.Brown Washington, Morgan County, February 27, 1890, for murder
400.Joe Washington, Bryan County, August 10, 1901, for alleged attempted rape
401.Foser Watts, Monroe, June 31, 1911
402.Moses Weaver, Tifton, October 12, 1904
403.Isaac Webb, Goldsboro, January 9, 1911, for alleged attempted murder
404.Grant Welly, Thomasville, September 8, 1900
405.Allen West, Abbeville, February 26, 1891, for alleged attempted rape
406.William West, April 14, 1892
407.Henry White, Durand, September 21, 1916
408.Henry White, Younker, October 11, 1908, for alleged assault
409.William White, Jeffersonville, January 22, 1897, for alleged murder
410.Alex Whitney, Harlem, May 13, 1900
411.Walter Wilkins, Waycross, June 27, 1908
412.S. Wilkinson, Burke County, September 14, 1886, for alleged attempted rape
413.John Wilks, Byron, October 27, 1907
414.Williams, Odum, June 16, 1899, for alleged attempted rape
415.Alonzo Williams, Oboopee, July 29, 1903
416.Alonzo Williams, Toombs County, July 29, 1908, for alleged attempted rape
417.Charles Williams, Emanuel County, October 7, 1896, for alleged murder
418.Chesbley Williams, Cordele, November 30, 1912
419.General Williams, Burke County, October 24, 1890, for alleged murder. Note: Williams was 15 years
old when he was lynched for allegedly murdering a white boy who was the nephew of the local
constable. The Constable used his home as the jail and while he and his prisoner were in transit, a mob
stopped them and executed Williams. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 31)
420.Jesse Williams, Eastman, September 6 or 8, 1892, for alleged attempted rape
421.John Williams, Fowistown, September 7, 1898
422.John Williams, Waynesboro, October 24, 1890
423.Oscar Williams, Griffin, July 23, 1897, alleged rape
424.Vance (Vincent?) Williams, Louieville, August 25, 1908, for alleged murder
425.Will Williamson, Toombs County, March 1, 1910, for alleged attempted murder
426.William Willis, Grovetown, May 14, 1900
427.Charles Wilson, Albany, May 27, 1910
428.Jack Wilson, Whitfield County, October 23, 1892
429.James Wilson, Dalton, October 26, 1892
430.William Wilson, Columbia County, May 13, 1900, for alleged murder
431.John Wise, Pembroke, July 28, 1902, for alleged rape
432.William Womack, Eastman, may 14, 1906
433.Frank Wosten, Homer, October 12, 1890
434.Rolley Wyatt, specific locality unknown, February 19, 1909
435.Yarborough, Americus, October 5, 1912
436.Gene Yerby, Watkinsville, June 29, 1905, alleged murder/theft
437.Harry Young, specific locality unknown, April 22, 1902
438.Richard Young, Savannah, March 29, 1902
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1. William Allen, Warwick County, December 6, 1881, for murder. Note: In 1881, after months of
arguments and threatened fights between William Allen, a drayman, and a white man he drove to work
each morning, Allen challenged the man to a fight and, in the struggle that followed, killed him.
(Lynching in the New South, pg. 73)
2. Owen (Orion?) Anderson, Leesburg, November 8, 1889, for frightening a white girl. Note: Anderson
was lynched for putting a bag on his head and frightening a white female friend as she walked to school.
(Lynching in the New South, pg. 61)
3. Abner Anthony, Bath County, February 26, 1893, for attempted rape
4. Scott Bailey, Halifax, April 23, 1889, for attempted rape
5. Raymond Bird, Wythe County, August 15, 1926, for miscegenation
6. Scott Bishop, Nottoway County, February 23, 1891, for murder/robbery
7. James Black, Dinwiddie County, April 12, 1880, for attempted rape
8. Peter Bland, King William County, February 5, 1884, for assault
9. Robert Bland, Petersburg, November 23, 1889, for attempted rape
10. George F. Blount, Nansemond County, October 24, 1904, for assault
11. Sam Blow, Tazewell County, February 1, 1893, for assault
12. Spencer Branch, Tazewell County, February 1, 1893, for assault
13. Isaac Brandon, Charles City County, April 6, 1892, for attempted rape
14. Jerry Brown, Tazewell County, February 1, 1893, for assault
15. Robert Burton, Alleghany County, October 17, 1891, for assault and riot. Note: A policeman in Clifton
Forge, Virginia tried to arrest a group of miners (Bob Burton,
16. Charles Miller, John and William Scott) for boisterous, intimidating behavior. They resisted arrest and
made their way out of town and back to the mines. The humiliated policeman gathered a lynch mob and
set out after the black miners. A gunfight followed and one of the mob members was killed. By late
afternoon, the black miners had been captured and jailed. The mob later dragged Miller and the two
Scotts from the jail, placed nooses around their necks, took them to a black neighborhood known both
17. as Slaughter House Hollow and Butcher's Hollow, then lynched them. Burton, a teenager, was lynched
just a few hours later. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 147-148)
18. Horace Carter, King William County, October 13, 1923, for rape
19. James Carter, Amherst, April 6, 1902, for assault. Note: Wandering stock created mounting difficulties
between James Carter and his white neighbor and climaxed in 1902 when the white accused Carter of
setting fire to his outhouse. During the ensuing fight, Carter shot and wounded his assailant. Lynch mobs
murdered both Allen and Carter within days of the episodes. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 73-74).
20. Noah Cherry, Princess Anne County, November 15, 1885, for murder
21. Walter Clark, Danville, October 13, 1917, for murder. Note: accused of murder, Clark fought a gun
battle with a mob of law officers and citizens. The mob set fire to Clarks home and he was shot as he
fled. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 34)
22. Reuben Coles, Surry County, July 27, 1887, for rape
23. Archie Cook, Prince Edward County, September 2, 1888, for rape
24. Walter Cotton, Greenville County, March 24, 1900, for murder. Note: described as a black "desperado,"
Cotton was lynched in retaliation for the murders of several whites. Blacks who witnessed the lynching
demanded that Cotton's white sidekick, Brandt O'Grady, also be lynched and led the mob that dragged
him from his jail cell and lynched him next to Cotton. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 45).
25. Charles Craven, Leesburg, July 31, 1902, for murder
26. Andrew Dudley, Greenfield, August 4, 1904, for attempted rape
27. Sam Ellerson, Tazewell County, February 1, 1893, for assault
28. John Fitzhugh, Rappahannock County, August 2, 1884, for assault
29. Magruder Fletcher, Tasley, March 14, 1889, for rape
30. John Forbes, Petersburg, June 11, 1889, for burglary
31. Wiley Gam, Toms Brook, June 6, 1902
32. Samuel Garner, Bluefield, September 16, 1889, for attempted rape
33. Wiley Gwynn, Wise County, June 5, 1902, for attempted rape
34. George Halsey, Smyth County, May 11, 1893, for rape
35. George Henderson, Page County, February 27, 1905, unknown cause
36. Henry Henderson, Ingram, February 20, 1905 Note: A rock throwing mob chased Henderson into a river
and watched him drown. They were angry that he had entered their community. (Lynching in the New
South, pg. 157)
37. William Henry, Wythe County, July 11, 1888, for rape
38. Thaddeus Holmes, Charlotte County, December 2, 1890, for murder
39. Howlet, Carroll County, June 20, 1898, for murder
40. Dave Hunt, Wise County, November 14, 1920, for rape
41. Ivy Jackson, Bland County, February 5, 1885, for murder
42. John Henry James, Albemarle County, July 12, 1898, for rape
43. John Johnson, Tazewell County, February 1, 1893, for assault
44. Lem Johnson, Brunswick County, August 3, 1921, for murder
45. Arthur Jordan, Fauquier County, January 19, 1880, for miscegenation. Note: Arthur Jordan ran off with
and married his white employer's daughter. The employer had him arrested in Washington, D.C. and
returned to Fauquier County to stand trial on charges of bigamy (Jordan allegedly already had a black
wife). A small group of masked men dragged him from the county jail in Warrenton and lynched him in
the town cemetery. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 62)
46. James Jordan, Sussex County, March 20, 1925, for rape
47. William Lavender, Roanoke County, February 12, 1892, for attempted rape
48. Dan Long, Wythe County, December 7, 1900, for rape
49. Henry Mason, Campbell County, November 30, 1885, for murder
50. Joseph McCoy, Alexandria County, April 23, 1897, for rape. Note: McCoy, who was jailed for allegedly
raping his employer's daughters, was dragged from his cell and lynched from a lamppost at the
intersection of two major downtown streets. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 155)
51. Charles Miller, Alleghany County, October 17, 1891, for assault and riot. Note: A policeman in Clifton
Forge, Virginia tried to arrest a group of miners (Bob Burton,
52. Charles Miller, John and William Scott) for boisterous, intimidating behavior. They resisted arrest and
made their way out of town and back to the mines. The humiliated
53. policeman gathered a lynch mob and set out after the black miners. A gunfight followed and one of the
mob members was killed. By late afternoon, the black miners had
54. been captured and jailed. The mob later dragged Miller and the two Scotts from the jail, placed nooses
around their necks, took them to a black neighborhood known both as Slaughter House Hollow and
Butcher's Hollow, then lynched them. Burton, a teenager, was lynched just a few hours later. (Lynching
in the New South, pg. 147-148)
55. Jesse Mitchell, Amelia County, September 15, 1983, for rape
56. Arthur Morgan, Tazewell County, April 16, 1893, for murder
57. Kellis Moorman, Henry County, April 19, 1886, for assault
58. Elmer (Elmore?) Moseley, Sussex or Prince George County, January 14, 1904, for murder. Note: Mosely
was acquitted of killing his black neighbor in front of the man's family. A group of blacks lynched
Mosely as he returned from the trial. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 30).
59. Pinkney Murphy, Nelson County, September 14, 1900, for attempted rape
60. Mach Neal, Warren, November 30, 1910
61. William Page, Lillian, August 17, 1917, attempted rape
62. Tom Pannell, Pittsylvania County, April 6, 1891, reason unknown
63. Lee Pickett, Patrick County, July 12, 1898, for attempted rape. Note: Pickett was a discharged mental
patient. The five white men who lynched him were subsequently
64. found guilty of second-degree murder and given sentences ranging from 5-6 years in the penitentiary.
(Lynching in the New South, pg. 94)
65. Martin Roland, Abingdon, April 3, 1889
66. Martin Rollins, Russell County, April 2, 1889, for murder
67. John Scott, Alleghany County, October 17, 1891, for assault and riot. Note: A policeman in Clifton
Forge, Virginia tried to arrest a group of miners (Bob Burton, Charles
68. Miller, John and William Scott) for boisterous, intimidating behavior. They resisted arrest and made
their way out of town and back to the mines. The humiliated policeman
69. gathered a lynch mob and set out after the black miners. A gunfight followed and one of the mob
members was killed. By late afternoon, the black miners had been
70. captured and jailed. The mob later dragged Miller and the two Scotts from the jail, placed nooses around
their necks, took them to a black neighborhood known both as
71. Slaughter House Hollow and Butcher's Hollow, then lynched them. Burton, a teenager, was lynched just
a few hours later. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 147-148)
72. William Scott, Alleghany County, October 17, 1891, for assault and riot. Note: A policeman in Clifton
Forge, Virginia tried to arrest a group of miners (Bob Burton, Charles
73. Miller, John and William Scott) for boisterous, intimidating behavior. They resisted arrest and made
their way out of town and back to the mines. The humiliated policeman
74. gathered a lynch mob and set out after the black miners. A gunfight followed and one of the mob
members was killed. By late afternoon, the black miners had been
75. captured and jailed. The mob later dragged Miller and the two Scotts from the jail, placed nooses around
their necks, took them to a black neighborhood known both as
76. Slaughter House Hollow and Butcher's Hollow, then lynched them. Burton, a teenager, was lynched just
a few hours later. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 147-148)
77. William Shorter, Frederick County, June 13, 1893, for attempted rape
78. Smith, Wythe County, July 11, 1888, for rape
79. Thomas Smith, Roanoke County, September 20, 1893, for assault. Note: Smith allegedly assaulted Mrs.
Henry Bishop, "a respectable white woman." The Mayor of
80. Roanoke (Mayor Trout) tried to prevent Smith's lynching by calling out the local militia. In the ensuing
battle, seven mob members were killed and at least 25 were
81. wounded. Smith was removed from the Roanoke jail and the Mayor escaped to Lynchburg. The mob
found Smith the next morning and lynched him. A local minister
82. prevented the mob from burying Smith's body in the mayor's front yard. (Lynching in the New South,
pg. 167-168)
83. Benjamin Thomas, Alexandria County, August 8, 1899, for attempted rape
84. Allie Thompson, Culpepper County, November 24, 1918, for attempted rape
85. George Towler, Pittsylvania County, January 11, 1892, for miscegenation. Note: Towler was lynched by
his white employer because of his sexual relationship with the man's daughter, a relationship that was
common knowledge in the town where the two lived. (Lynching in the New South, pg. 66)
86. Hubert Wailer, Halifax County, March 19, 1901, for arson
87. Walker, Lawrenceville, July 1, 1901<br>
88. Page Wallace, Loudoun County, February 18, 1880, for rape
89. Henry Walls, Patrick County, September 6, 1897, for murder
90. Joe Walton, Brunswick County, July 1, 1901, for attempted rape. Note: Accused of attempting to rape
his employer's daughter, Walton was placed in the Brunswick County jail in Lawrenceville, but before
he could be tried, fifty masked men took him from the jail and lynched him. (Lynching in the New
South, pg. 155)
91. Whitehead, specific locality unknown, May 19, 1904
92. Joe Williams, Louisa County, July 6, 1892, for attempted rape
93. John Wilson, Patrick County, February 6, 1886, for being a horse thief
94. Samuel Wood, Scott County, May 17, 1894, reason unknown
95. Leonard Woods, Wise County, November 30, 1927, for murder
96. Phillip Young, Fluvanna County, October 12, 1892, for murder
97. Bruce Younger, Halifax County, July 27, 1888, for attempted rape
98. Unknown Negro, Halifax County, March 22, 1901
99. Unknown Negro, Newport News, June 11, 1902
100.Unknown Negro, Richmond, August 8, 1912
101.Unknown Negro, Hopeful, December 9, 1915
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