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John R. Lynch - St. Catherine Street Land Speculator Marker image, Touch for more information
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John R. Lynch - St. Catherine Street Land Speculator Marker
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1 Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — John R. Lynch - St. Catherine Street Land SpeculatorNatchez Trails
John R. Lynch turned to writing in his later years and wrote the Facts of Reconstruction in 1913. He completed his autobiography Reminiscences of an Active Life when he was 90, two years before his death in 1939.Lynch invested . . . Map (db m115927) HM

2 Alabama, Baldwin County, Bay Minette — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Rueben SimsCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, at least 6,500 African Americans were victims of lynch mob violence in the United States. After the Civil War, an ongoing commitment to white supremacy led to organized resistance to Black . . . Map (db m207065) HM
3 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lynching in America / Lynching in SelmaCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism used . . . Map (db m132071) HM
4 Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bunk RichardsonCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America. Thousands of Black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate . . . Map (db m116817) HM
5 Alabama, Jefferson County, Brighton — Lynching In America / The Lynching of William MillerCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching In America. Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate . . . Map (db m101159) HM
6 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Lynching in America / Lynching in Lee CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America After the Civil War, the ideology of white supremacy led to violent resistance to equal rights for Black people. Lynching emerged to enforce racial hierarchy through arbitrary and deadly violence that terrorized all . . . Map (db m176380) HM
7 Alabama, Lowndes County, Hayneville — Lynching in America / The Courthouse Lynching of Theo CallowayCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between the end of the Civil War and the close of World War II, white mobs killed thousands of Black Americans in racial terror lynchings, and committed widespread violence that traumatized millions more. The Lowndes . . . Map (db m235867) HM
8 Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Carmel — Lynching in America / Lynching in LetohatcheeCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to . . . Map (db m97983) HM
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9 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Richard RobertsonCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of at least 6,500 Black people in the United States between 1865 and 1859. After the Civil War, many white people remained committed to white supremacy and used lethal violence . . . Map (db m202593) HM
10 Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — Lynching in America / Lynching in MontevalloCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were lynched in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. Lynching, a form of racial terrorism used to intimidate black people and to enforce white supremacy, was most . . . Map (db m151279) HM
11 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Lynching in America / Lynching in Tuscaloosa CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism . . . Map (db m144735) HM
12 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Boyle Park — Lynching in America / Lynching in Little RockCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching between 1877 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. Following the Civil War and the premature end of . . . Map (db m211279) HM
13 Arkansas, Pulaski County, North Little Rock — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Homer G. BlackwellCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Following the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for Black people and an ideology of white supremacy led to racial terrorism not only in the South, but across the United States. Lynching emerged as the most . . . Map (db m243303) HM
14 Colorado, Denver County, Denver, Central — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Preston Porter, Jr.Community Remembrance Project
Lynching in America. Racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of Black people and terrorized millions more who were denied equal protection under the law. After the Civil War, white resistance to equal . . . Map (db m236319) HM
15 Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Lynching in America / Lynching in GainesvilleCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1882 and 1930, Florida had one of the highest per capita lynching rates in the United States, with Alachua County ranked near the top. After the Civil War, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution . . . Map (db m207585) HM
16 Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, Brentwood — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bowman Cook and John MorineCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism used to intimidate . . . Map (db m211856) HM
17 Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Robert JohnsonCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1877 and 1950, thousands of African-Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States. Florida had one of the highest per-capita rates of Black victims lynched by white mobs, including . . . Map (db m206382) HM
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18 Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee, Cascades Park — Lynching in America / Lynching In Leon CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1877 and 1950, thousands of African Americans were victims of mob violence and lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans and . . . Map (db m186412) HM
19 Florida, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg — Lynching in America / The Lynching of John EvansCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism . . . Map (db m180045) HM
20 Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Porter TurnerCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans between 1877 and 1950. Following the Civil War, white Southerners sought to uphold an ideology of white supremacy and used fatal violence . . . Map (db m185921) HM
21 Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — Lynching in America / Lynching in DeKalb CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Following the Civil War, violent resistance to rights for African Americans, a need for cheap labor, and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal violence against Black women, men, and children. Thousands of Black . . . Map (db m171839) HM
22 Georgia, Forsyth County, Cumming — Lynching in America / Lynching in Forsyth CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States between 1877 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to the equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of . . . Map (db m171844) HM
23 Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Pittsburgh — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Dennis HubertCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, thousands of Black people were victims of lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, many white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans and sought to uphold an . . . Map (db m227409) HM
24 Georgia, Fulton County, East Point — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Warren PowellCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in AmericaBetween 1865 and 1950, thousands of Black people were victims of lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, many white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans and sought to uphold an . . . Map (db m227407) HM
25 Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, Conley Hills — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Zeb LongCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, thousands of Black people were victims of lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, many white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans and sought to . . . Map (db m227408) HM
26 Georgia, Fulton County, Roswell — Lynching in America / Lynching of Mack Henry BrownCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. After slavery ended, many white people remained committed to racial hierarchy . . . Map (db m171842) HM
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27 Georgia, Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville — Lynching in America / Lynching of Charles HaleCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were victims of lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. During this era, lynching emerged as the most notorious and public form of racial terrorism, used to enforce racial hierarchy and . . . Map (db m197693) HM
28 Kentucky, Shelby County, Shelbyville — Lynching in America / Lynching of Sam PulliamCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching between 1877 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. Following the Civil War, fierce resistance to equal rights for . . . Map (db m203123) HM
29 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Lynching in America / Lynching in Allegany CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching between 1865 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. Following the Civil War and the premature end of . . . Map (db m236875) HM
30 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Severna Park — Lynching in America / Lynching in Anne Arundel CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate . . . Map (db m225927) HM
31 Maryland, Baltimore County, Towson — Lynching in America / Lynching of Howard CooperCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America At least 6,500 Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of white . . . Map (db m174864) HM
32 Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Lynching of George W. Peck / Lynching in MarylandMontgomery County Lynching Memorial Project — Town of Poolesville —
Lynching of George W. Peck January 10, 1880. George W. Peck, a 22-year-old Black man who lived and worked in Beallsville, Maryland, was lynched near this site by a white mob in an act of racial terror. On the morning of . . . Map (db m237619) HM
33 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Leonardtown — Lynching in America / Lynching of Benjamin HanceCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of at least 6,500 Black people in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, many white people remained committed to upholding white supremacy. In opposition to . . . Map (db m187334) HM
34 Maryland, Wicomico County, Salisbury — Lynching in America / Lynching in Wicomico CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal violence against Black women, men, and children who were frequently falsely accused of violating . . . Map (db m190313) HM
35 Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Duluth, Downtown - Waterfront — Lynching in America / Lynching in DuluthCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950, including in St. Louis County, MN. Lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of . . . Map (db m204590) HM
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36 Mississippi, Lafayette County, Oxford — Lynching in America / Lynching in Lafayette CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. During this era, racial terror lynching emerged as a stunning form of violent resistance to emancipation and . . . Map (db m219912) HM
37 Mississippi, Lafayette County, Oxford — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Elwood HigginbottomCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate black . . . Map (db m219923) HM
38 Mississippi, Newton County, Hickory — Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Over 6,500 African Americans were victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. Following the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War, many white Americans remained committed to . . . Map (db m234969) HM
39 Missouri, Franklin County, Union — Lynching in America / Lynching of Erastus BrownCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate Black . . . Map (db m240259) HM
40 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Quality Hill — Lynching in America / Lynching of Levi HarringtonCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate Black . . . Map (db m198772) HM
41 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bob BrackettCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, thousands of African Americans were victims of mob violence and racial terror lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African . . . Map (db m236892) HM
42 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Hezekiah RankinCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, white mobs lynched thousands of African Americans across the U.S. Following the Civil War, white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans and sought to uphold an ideology of . . . Map (db m204979) HM
43 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of John HumphriesCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery and extended . . . Map (db m205149) HM
44 North Carolina, Chatham County, Pittsboro — Lynching in America / Lynching in Chatham County
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were victims of lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for Black people and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal . . . Map (db m233991) HM
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45 North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury — Lynching in America / Lynching of African Americans in Rowan CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. After slavery ended, many white people remained committed to racial hierarchy and used . . . Map (db m238719) HM
46 Ohio, Athens County, Athens — Lynching in America / Lynching of Christopher DavisCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Following the Civil War, violent resistance to rights for and equality for Black Americans and an ideology of White supremacy led to fatal violence against Black women, men, and children. Thousands of Black people were . . . Map (db m173835) HM
47 Ohio, Coshocton County, Coshocton — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Henry HowardCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America. Following the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of White supremacy flourished not only in the South, but across the United States. Lynching emerged as a notorious form of . . . Map (db m205809) HM
48 Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Lynching in America / Lynching in Coos CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were the victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States between 1865 and 1950. Following the end of the Civil War, a wave of counterrevolutionary terror and violence swept over . . . Map (db m176959) HM
49 South Carolina, Anderson County, Anderson — Lynching in America / Lynching in Anderson County
Lynching in America Between 1865 and 1950, at least 6,500 Black people were victims of lynchings in the United States. The abolition of chattel slavery was not accompanied by a commitment to equal rights or protection for Black people. In many . . . Map (db m237660) HM
50 South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Tom KeithCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1877 and 1950, thousands of African Americans were victims of mob violence and lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, many white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African Americans . . . Map (db m206360) HM
51 South Carolina, Union County, Union — Lynching in America / Lynching in Union County after 1877Community Remembrance Project
Lynching in America During the Reconstruction period that followed emancipation in 1865, thousands of Black people were lynched by white people intent on maintaining racial hierarchy. Federal officials ended Reconstruction in 1877 when they . . . Map (db m196451) HM
52 Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson — Lynching in America / Lynching in Madison CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism . . . Map (db m168751) HM
53 Texas, Dallas County, Dallas, Main Street District — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Allen BrooksCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in AmericaIn the summer of 1860, three enslaved Black men were falsely accused of arson, which enraged enslavers and white residents in Dallas. The three men were lynched by a white mob and an order was issued that every enslaved Black . . . Map (db m215184) HM
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54 Texas, Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Rock Island/Samuels Ave. — Racial Terror Lynching in America / Racial Terror Lynching of Mr. Fred RouseCommunity Remembrance Project
Racial Terror Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of thousands of Black people and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. After the Civil War, many white people remained committed to an ideology of . . . Map (db m190272) HM
55 Texas, Travis County, Austin, Central East Austin — Lynching in America / Lynching in Travis CountyCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate . . . Map (db m205225) HM
56 Virginia, Charlottesville, North Downtown — Lynching in America / Lynching of John Henry JamesCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America. Thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. During this era, racial terror lynching of African Americans emerged as a stunning form of . . . Map (db m166184) HM
57 Virginia, Roanoke, Old Southwest — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Thomas SmithCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. Lynching emerged as the most public and notorious form of racial terrorism and violence, intended to intimidate . . . Map (db m207306) HM

58 Florida, Alachua County, Newberry — Lynching in America / Racial Terror Lynchings in NewberryCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Between 1877 and 1950, thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States. Florida had one of the highest per capita lynching rates in the nation, with dozens of racial . . . Map (db m186426) HM

59 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Ida B. Wells-BarnettJuly 16, 1862 — March 25, 1931 — Teacher, Journalist, Anti-Lynching Crusader, Women's Rights Activist, Civil Rights Pioneer —
Ida Bell Wells was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Orphaned at 16, she became a teacher to support her five younger siblings. She later moved to Memphis where she became a pioneering data Journalist, newspaper . . . Map (db m235179) HM
60 Virginia, Lynchburg, Fairview Heights — K-146 — Chestnut Hill
Nearby stood Chestnut Hill, the home of Charles Lynch, Sr. He was the father of John Lynch, the founder of Lynchburg, and of Charles Lynch, Jr., a Revolutionary officer. Charles Lynch, Sr., died in 1753 and is believed to be buried at Chestnut Hill. . . . Map (db m54402) HM

61 South Carolina, Edgefield County, Edgefield — Lynch Building
This is the site of W.E. Lynch & Company, a drug store form 1877 until 1969. The business was founded by William Edward Lynch (1851-1896), and continued by his wife, Kate Holstein Lynch (1854-1923), and son, W. Charlton Lynch (1882-1924) for nearly . . . Map (db m12441) HM

62 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments"Our Horizon is the Universe"
In 2009, the Residents Association of the Campbell Heights Apartments was given the opportunity to preserve their community by exercising their District of Columbia Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act rights. Jair Lynch Development Partners created a . . . Map (db m80483) HM
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63 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — 4 — Eleventh and Madison StreetsArea of Scott Buron's Lynching — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On August 15, 1908, at about 2:00 a.m., the mob reached the home of Scott Burton. The fifty-six-year-old black barber tried to escape out a side door of his home but was overtaken and pummeled unconscious by the mob. He was then dragged to Twelfth . . . Map (db m199939) HM
64 Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield — 7 — Spring and Edwards StreetsSite of Edwards School and William Donnegan's Lynching — 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour —
On August 15, 1908, William Donnegan, a seventy-six-year-old retired black shoemaker, was taken from his nearby home by the mob and across the street to Edwards School. His throat was slashed after which the mob attempted to hang him. Upon the . . . Map (db m200008) HM
65 Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, East Bank — Lynching in America / Facing InjusticeLynching of George Ward in Vigo County — Community Remembrance Project —
Lynching in America Following the Civil War, resistance to rights and equality for African Americans and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal violence against Black women, men, and children. Violence spread throughout the country, . . . Map (db m226136) HM
66 Missouri, Pulaski County, Buckhorn — Veterans Memorial☆ ☆ Duty ☆ Honor ☆ Country ☆ ☆
In Honor of All Veterans Past and Present [Armed Services Emblems] In Honor of Francis J. Lynch VFW Post 3168 Dedicated May 31, 2004Map (db m158058) WM
67 South Carolina, Florence County, Lake City — 21-40 — H.H. Singletary Building
(side 1) This two-story commercial building was built in 1910 by Henry Horace Singletary (1848-1912) as the H.H. Singletary Company, with a grocery store on the first floor. Singletary, perhaps the most prominent businessman and civic . . . Map (db m103913) HM
68 South Carolina, Florence County, Lake City — 21-42 — Palmetto State Bank Robbery
(side 1) Constructed in 1907, this building originally housed Farmers and Merchants Bank. In 1934 the newly formed Palmetto State Bank opened here. On Sept. 5, 1934 the bank was robbed by three armed men. The bank had larger than normal . . . Map (db m103914) HM
69 South Carolina, Florence County, Lake City — 21-41 — Whitehead Infirmary
Dr. James Whitehead (1906-2004) was a graduate of Lake City H.S. and the Medical University of S.C. After completing his internship at Spartanburg General, he returned to Lake City where he practiced medicine for 55 years. In 1938 he oversaw the . . . Map (db m104122) HM
70 South Carolina, Kershaw County, Bethune — 28-7 — Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
[Front] The first Baptist Church in this area of Kershaw County was founded in a wooded area on Mecklenburg Road, two miles south of Lynchwood, now the town of Bethune. The church was founded in 1852 by Ellie Copeland and established on land . . . Map (db m28264) HM
71 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — The Lynching of Wash Henley
Near this spot on the night of January 15, 1869, a group of masked horsemen lynched Wash Henley, a black Union army veteran, for running away with his white employer's teenage daughter. Henley, born about 1841 in Mississippi, had served as . . . Map (db m146805) HM
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72 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis — Thomas Moss ~ Calvin McDowell ~ William Henry StewartThe Lynching at the Curve
In March of 1892, business partners Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and William Henry Stewart were arrested for defending an attack on their store, The People's Grocery. The white competitor and the deputy sheriffs he hired were met with gunfire. . . . Map (db m141200) HM
73 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Pre-Civil War Lynching at Market Square
Near this spot on January 1. 1851, a mob of 1,200 to 1,500 people lynched an unidentified black man for the murder of John Chester, the Memphis City Recorder. The victim was likely a passenger aboard the SS Winfield Scott. which had ported . . . Map (db m148626) HM
74 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Meadow Brook — The Lynching of Ell Persons
Front Near this spot, on May 22, 1917, a mob tied Ell Persons to a log, doused him with gasoline, and burned him alive. Several thousand people watched in what newspapers described as a holiday atmosphere. Authorities had arrested Persons, a . . . Map (db m105947) HM
75 Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Uptown — The Lynching of Lee Walker
A mob estimated at 3,000 people gathered near this spot on the night of July 22, 1893, with the intent of breaking into the Shelby County Jail and seizing Lee Walker, a black prisoner accused of attempting to rape a young white woman. Four days . . . Map (db m121570) HM
76 Texas, Dallas County, Dallas, West Dallas — The Lynching of William TaylorLynching in America
The Lynching of William Taylor On September 12, 1884, a mob of at least 400 young white men lynched a 25-year-old Black man named William Allen Taylor near this location beside the Trinity River. Weeks before the lynching, Mr. . . . Map (db m244468) HM
77 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — City Jail: A Site of Racial Terror in AlexandriaLynching of Benjamin Thomas, 1899 — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
At this intersection, a jail opened in 1827 when Alexandria was a part of Washington, D.C. In the 19th century, it housed criminals, debtors, and Civil War military prisoners. Before Emancipation, the jail was among the locations where enslaved . . . Map (db m243181) HM
78 West Virginia, Monongalia County, Osage — They Counted
In Memory of the 56 Miners who died in the Christopher Coal Number 3 Mine explosion in Osage, West Virginia at 2:25 PM, May 12, 1942. Darrell Adams • Roy Batton • Allen W. Baughman • Tony Belec • Thomas D. Brinegar, Sr • William J. . . . Map (db m179586) HM

79 Ohio, Butler County, Oxford — Lynching in America / Lynchings In Oxford, OHCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America. Between 1865 to 1950, thousands of African Americans were victims of mob violence and lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, fierce resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of . . . Map (db m178139) HM

80 Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury — Waterbury Vietnam War Memorial
Thirty sons of Waterbury died while serving in the Vietnam War. They are listed by their date of death, their location on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the area where they died. PFC William Joseph Oakley, 28-May-65, Panel 1E, Row . . . Map (db m231279) HM
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81 Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta — Georgia Anti-Lynching Memorial
In respectful memory of the thousands across America, denied justice by lynching; victims of hatred, prejudice, and ignorance. Between 1880-1946, ~570 Georgians were lynched.Map (db m136757) HM
82 South Carolina, Charleston County, Mount Pleasant — Thomas Lynch at Rivertowne
Side A Thomas and Sabina Lynch were some of Mount Pleasant’s earliest and wealthiest residents. Their 18th century plantation house was located here in Rivertowne. The Lynch family story begins in 1677 when Jonack Lynch emigrated from . . . Map (db m38056) HM

83 Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Lynching in America / Reconstruction-Era Lynchings in GainesvilleCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America After the Civil War, constitutional rights were granted to Black people ensuring equal protection and voting. Many white leaders responded to the emancipation of Black people by violently seeking to maintain racial, . . . Map (db m186407) HM

84 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
In the 17th and 18th centuries, 12 million African people were kidnapped, chained, and brought to the Americas after a torturous journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly two million people died during the voyage. The labor of enslaved black people . . . Map (db m118044) HM

85 Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange — Lynching in America / Raising a Voice Against Racial ViolenceCommunity Remembrance Project
Lynching in America Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to . . . Map (db m103140) HM
86 Montana, Silver Bow County, Butte — 823 West ParkButte National Historic Landmark District
James H. Lynch was a man of many hats. Lumber, livery, mine development, hotel management, and wholesale liquor are but a few of his successful business ventures. A founder of the Silver Bow National Bank, Lynch also owned substantial Butte real . . . Map (db m185728) HM

87 Alabama, Jefferson County, Irondale — Racial Terrorism and Criminal Justice / Lynching in IrondaleCommunity Remembrance Project
Racial Terrorism and Criminal Justice Racial terror lynching between 1865 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. After emancipation, white Southerners . . . Map (db m167223) HM
88 Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Willing — Enslavement & Racial Terror / Lynching Targeting Black SharecroppersCommunity Remembrance Project
Enslavement & Racial Terror The enslavement of black people in the United States was a brutal, dehumanizing system that lasted more than 200 years. Between 1819 and 1860, Alabama's enslaved population grew from 40,000 to 435,000. According . . . Map (db m154554) HM
89 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 27 — Michael Donald
On March 21, 1981, 19-year-old Michael Donald was abducted, beaten, killed and hung from a tree on this street by members of the Ku Klux Klan. He was randomly selected in retaliation for an interracial jury failing to convict a black man for killing . . . Map (db m111384) HM
90 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Hale Infirmary / The Lynching of Willie Temple
Hale Infirmary On this site for nearly seven decades stood Hale Infirmary. It was among 25 hospitals in Alabama, and the first in Montgomery, established during the Black Hospital Movement, an effort to overcome healthcare inequities for . . . Map (db m240686) HM
91 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Lynching in America / Racial Terrorism in Washington CountyIn Memory of Aaron, Anthony, and Randall — Community Remembrance Project —
Lynching in America Before the Civil War, millions of African people were kidnapped, enslaved, and shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas under horrific conditions that frequently resulted in starvation and death. Over two centuries, the . . . Map (db m224104) HM
92 California, Alameda County, Dublin — Lynch Family
William O. Lynch was born in New York July 28, 1827. Arrived in San Francisco on the Pilot-boat W.G. Hackstaff via Straights of Magellan June 28, 1849 after 6 months of buffeting strong winds and waves. In 1850 he and Leo Norris settled in now San . . . Map (db m201569) HM
93 California, Inyo County, Bishop — Lynching of the Convicts
Near this location, on Oct. 1, 1871, escaped convicts Moses Black and Leander Morton were lynched by vigilantes to avenge the killing of Robert Morrison, a well liked Wells Fargo agent from Benton. Morrison was a member of the sheriff's posse who . . . Map (db m72571) HM
94 California, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz — Sedgwick Lynch House
Historic Landmark 1877 Sedgwick Lynch House John Morrow, Architect Italianate Style The Museum of Art & HistoryMap (db m205573) HM
95 California, Siskiyou County, Yreka — Lynching Reported missing
Untitled marker Near this spot at 3:00 a.m. August 3, 1935 Clyde Johnson, native of Alabama, was lynched by a yet unknown group of masked men for the murder of Dunsmuir police chief Frank E. (Jack) Daw after robbing Padula’s bar in . . . Map (db m70189) HM
96 California, Siskiyou County, Yreka — Moonlit Oaks Dance Pavilion / Clyde Johnson Lynching
Side A Moonlit Oaks Dance Pavilion Near this location on July 3, 1926, Moonlit Oaks Open Air Dance Platform Opened, hosting dances most Saturday Nights. Pints of illicit spirits were obtained. From the man in the parking lot with . . . Map (db m70188) HM
97 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Woodland — NCC-244 — The Lynching of George White
On June 23, 1903, George White, a black farm laborer, was lynched near this site by a mob of white citizens. After being accused of murdering a white girl on June 16, Mr. White was taken to the New Castle County Workhouse to await trial. On June . . . Map (db m195011) HM
98 Florida, Orange County, Orlando — Lynching of July Perry / Racial Violence in AmericaNovember 3, 1920 — Community Remembrance Project —
Lynching of July Perry November 3, 1920 On Election Day, November 3, 1920, black residents in the Ocoee area who owned land and businesses were eager to vote. Despite a terrorizing Ku Klux Klan march through the streets of . . . Map (db m137336) HM
99 Florida, Orange County, Orlando, Parramore — The Lynching of Arthur Henry / Racial Violence in AmericaCommunity Remembrance Project
The Lynching of Arthur Henry Shortly after midnight on Friday, November 27, 1925, three white men abducted a 35-year-old Black man named Arthur Henry from his bed at Orange General Hospital. Nearly two weeks later, Mr. Henry's lifeless body . . . Map (db m241195) HM
100 Florida, Orange County, Winter Park — Dorothea Thomas Lynch
This plaque in memory of Dorothea Thomas Lynch First Director of Rollins College Dramatic Arts Department 1925 - 1934Map (db m227439) HM

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