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
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. It 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
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Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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. Ό mile away); C.S.S. Arkansas (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.
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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 711 times since then and 59 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.
