Lynching of George Taylor
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George Taylor was an African-American man who was lynched on November 5, 1918, after he was accused of assaulting a white woman named Ruby Rogers in her home near Rolesville, North Carolina, United States, about 20 miles northeast of Raleigh.[1] It is the only lynching recorded in Wake County, North Carolina.[2] The alleged assault took place on October 30, 1918 while Ruby's husband, Leonidus "Lee" Rogers, a prominent farmer in the community, was 2 miles away in Rolesville for business.[3] Mrs. Rogers was home with her infant son when an African-American man entered her home, threatened her with a knife and assaulted her before leaving the home. Mrs. Rogers was examined by a physician who confirmed the assault.[3]
Over the next few days, at least three African-American men were brought to Mrs. Rogers, but all three suspects were released after examination by Mrs. Rogers. Tensions in Rolesville continued to grow to the point that law enforcement had to avert a mob who tried to take one of the suspects.[3] On November 5, local law enforcement received a tip that George Taylor had visited a friend in the Rolesville area on the day of the assault. He was arrested in nearby Wilson, North Carolina and brought to the home of the Rogers. Initially, Mrs. Rogers denied that he was the assailant, but after asking him to repeat the phrases used in the attack, she confirmed that George Taylor was indeed the assailant.
Police placed Taylor in a motor vehicle and started to Raleigh to begin processing the case. However, before they left the Rogers property, they encountered four masked men carrying firearms.[1] They stopped the vehicle and George Taylor was taken by the mob and dragged into a nearby woods. Police found Taylor's body the next morning near the woods. It had been mutilated and contained more than 100 bullet holes and was hanging in a tree by his feet.[4]
A an inquiry followed into the identification of those involved in the lynching. More than 30 people were interviewed, both black and white, but no suspects were ever named and the investigation was closed several weeks later with no charges filed.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Lynching Probe Goes Over Again". News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 15 November 1918. p. 9.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Supplement: Lynchings by County". Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror (PDF) (3rd ed.). Montgomery, Alabama: Equal Justice Initiative.
- ^ a b c "Criminal Assault on Wake Woman". News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1 November 1918. p. 10.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Lynch Woman's Assailant". The Washington Post. 7 November 1918. p. 3.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "As Expected". Durham Morning Herald. Durham, North Carolina. 23 November 1918. p. 4.
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