Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Isaac Brandon Lynched, 6 April 1892

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 20, 2019

1. Isaac Brandon Lynched, 6 April 1892 Marker

Inscription. A mob of about 75 masked men dragged Isaac Brandon from a cell in the old Charles City County jail and hanged him from a tree on this hillside on the night of 6 April 1892. Brandon, a 43-year-old black man, had been held in jail on a charge of assaulting a white woman. He was married and the father of eight children. No charges were filed in connection with Brandon's murder. More than 4,000 lynchings took place in the United States between 1877 and 1950. In Virginia, approximately 100 people, the vast majority of them black men, were killed in documented lynchings. Lynch mobs terrorized African Americans and helped to maintain white supremacy.

Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V 54.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1892.

Location. 37° 20.549′ N, 77° 4.318′ W. Marker is in Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. Marker is at the intersection of Courthouse Road (Route 644) and Courthouse Green Way (Route 628), on the right when traveling east on Courthouse Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 10600 Courthouse Road, Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. America’s 3rd Oldest Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); John Tyler (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Three Courthouse Essentials (about 300 feet away); Eye Witness to a Revolution (about 300 feet away); Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away); Shifting Ground (about 300 feet away); Charles City Court House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Also see . . . Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia, 1877-1927. This project is the result of a collective research effort led by Gianluca De Fazio, assistant professor in the Department of Justice Studies at James Madison University. (Submitted on April 20, 2019.)

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 20, 2019

2. Isaac Brandon Lynched, 6 April 1892 Marker

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 20, 2019

3. Isaac Brandon Lynched, 6 April 1892 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2019. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 100 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2024. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2019, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.