Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Burial Site of Lynching Victims

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 26, 2022

1. Burial Site of Lynching Victims Marker

Inscription.
On July 20, 1899, Giuseppe Di Fatta, Pasquale Di Fatta, Francesco Di Fatta, Giovanni Cerami and Rosario Fiduccia, all natives of Sicily, were murdered by a lynch mob in Tallulah, Louisiana. The murders triggered an international incident between the United States and Italy and President William McKinley, in his December 1899 State of the Union address, referred to the tragedy as "deplorable.” The guilty parties, however, were never punished. On July 28, 1899, the Italian Society of Vicksburg reinterred the victims' remains here.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #25 William McKinley series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1899.

Location. 32° 21.735′ N, 90° 51.846′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Sky Farm Avenue near Mission 66/Lovers Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1804 Sky Farm Ave, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lest We Forget (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers Rest C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); C.S.S. Arkansas

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Dead at Vicksburg Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Dead Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); C.S. Johnston's Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); C.S. Company A, (approx. 0.6 miles away); C.S. Tennessee Heavy Artillery; (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

More about this marker. Located at the southwest corner of the City of Vicksburg Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 26, 2022

2. Burial Site of Lynching Victims Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on November 27, 2023, by Gianluca De Fazio of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.