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List of lynching victims in the United States

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Two Mexican-American men, Francisco Arias and José Chamales, lynched in Santa Cruz, California, in 1877
Postcard commemorating the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas in 1910
Postcard of crowd two hours after the lynching of Brooks

This is a list of lynching victims in the United States. While the definition has changed over time, lynching is often defined as the summary execution of one or more persons without due process of law by a group of people organized internally and not authorized by a legitimate government. Lynchers may claim to be issuing punishment for an alleged crime; however, they are not a judicial body nor deputized by one. Lynchings in the United States rose in number after the American Civil War in the late 19th century, following the emancipation of slaves; they declined in the 1920s. Nearly 3,500 African Americans and 1,300 whites were lynched in the United States between 1882 and 1968.[1] Most lynchings were of African-American men in the Southern United States, but women were also lynched. More than 73 percent of lynchings in the post–Civil War period occurred in the Southern states.[2] White lynchings of black people also occurred in the Midwestern United States and the Border States, especially during the 20th-century Great Migration of black people out of the Southern United States. The purpose for many of the lynchings was to enforce white supremacy and intimidate black people through racial terrorism.[3]

According to Ida B. Wells and the Tuskegee University, most lynching victims were accused of murder or attempted murder. Rape or attempted rape was the second most common accusation; such accusations were often pretexts for lynching black people who violated Jim Crow etiquette or engaged in economic competition with white people. Sociologist Arthur F. Raper investigated one hundred lynchings during the 1930s and estimated that approximately one-third of the victims were falsely accused.[4][5]

On a per capita basis, lynchings were also common in California and the Old West, especially of Latinos, although they represented less than 10% of the national total. Native Americans, Asian Americans and Italian-Americans[6][7] were also lynched.[8] Other ethnicities, including Finnish-Americans[9] and German-Americans[10] were also lynched occasionally. At least six law officers were killed trying to stop lynch mobs, three of whom succeeded at the cost of their own lives, including Deputy Sheriff Samuel Joseph Lewis in 1882,[11] and two law officers in 1915 in South Carolina.[12] Three law officers were themselves hanged by lynch mobs (Henry Plummer in 1864; James Murray in 1897; Carl Etherington in 1910).

19th century

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Francis McIntosh 26 African American St. Louis St. Louis Missouri April 28, 1836 Arrested on charge of disturbing the peace, McIntosh stabbed the deputies who told him he would serve five years for the offense. Burned alive. Lynching had broad local support. Reported on by abolitionist editor Elijah Lovejoy, who was soon lynched himself.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy 35 White Alton Madison Illinois November 7, 1837 Abolitionist newspaper editor and publisher Had moved to Alton to escape violence in St. Louis. Four successive printing presses destroyed. "Not guilty" verdict; jury foreman member of mob.[13]
Joseph Smith 38 Carthage Hancock Illinois June 27, 1844 Technically, treason against state of Illinois, but lynching was for religious views, especially plural marriage/polygamy. In jail awaiting trial. Richards and Taylor survived. Five men were tried and acquitted.
Hyrum Smith 44
Willard Richards 40
John Taylor 34
John Tucker about 45 African American Indianapolis Marion Indiana July 5, 1845 Unprovoked attack Beaten[14]
Paunais or Little Saux 22 Anishinaabe St. Croix Valley Wisconsin June 1848 Murder of a white man Hanged[15]
Battle Creek massacre Timpanogos Battle Creek Utah Utah March 5, 1849 Alleged cattle theft 4–7 killed by Mormon settlers; attack ordered by Brigham Young
Josefa Segovia about 25 Latin Downieville Sierra California July 5, 1851 Killing a white man She was found guilty of murdering a local miner, Frederick Cannon, a man who had attempted to assault her after he had broken into her home.[16]
Robert S. Maynard 21 White Jacksonville Rogue River Oregon Territory May 1852 Killing of J.C. Platt[17] Lynched by miners who appointed a "committee",[18] via “mob law."[19]
Capistrano Lopez Adults Latin Santa Cruz Santa Cruz California July 20, 1852 Killing and robbing of Americans, including Latinos[20] Band of Mexican horse thieves and murderers, who "tormented the central coast", frequently boasted of killing and robbing Americans.[21] They were taken by vigilantes out of jail and hanged from a makeshift gallows
Domingo Hernández
Mariano Hernández
John Clare Scottish Santa Cruz Santa Cruz California August 17, 1853 Murder of Hungarian fisherman Andrew Cracovich Hanged[22]
David Thomas 34 African American Denton Caroline Maryland October 1854 Beating a white man to death [23]
Aaron Washington Arkansas July 7, 1856 Murder
Anthony
John Aiken 25 White Juab Utah Territory November 1857 Alleged spying Ordered by Brigham Young shortly after the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Shot by party including Porter Rockwell and Wild Bill Hickman.
Thomas L. Aiken 27
John Achard 33
Andrew Jackson Jones
Horace Bucklin
Bill Saul Thompson African American Greensburg Green Kentucky 1858 Alleged murder and robbery of wealthy white farmer, "Mr. Simpson." Thompson and Despano were two of four men jailed for allegedly murdering a Mr. Simpson. A mob broke into the jail which was abandoned by the jailor. To avoid lynching, one of the four, Elias Scraggs, slit his own throat. Thompson and Despano were taken by the mob and hanged from a tree. After seeing Scraggs, Thompson and Despano die, a fourth man after "a good deal of reluctance" avoided lynching by implicating five others, including Simpson's own son-in-law, though the son-in-law was "generally considered innocent."[24]
Sloan Despano
Pancho Daniel Latin Los Angeles Los Angeles California November 30, 1858 Robbery and murder Hanged.
Adam African American Tampa Hillsborough Florida 1859 In response to the murder of a white man, and "in keeping with local custom, a slave man was selected to be killed in retribution". Adam was tried and convicted of the murder of a white man. He was represented by Ossian Hart, who appealed the conviction. The Florida State Supreme Court declared a mistrial, following which a mob broke into the jail, seized Adam and hanged him.[25]: 269 
George Marshall Clarke 23 Milwaukee Milwaukee Wisconsin September 6, 1861 Allegedly exchanged insults and blows with two Irishmen who accused him and a friend of bothering two white women on the street. Hanged from a pile driver by a crowd of fifty to seventy-five Irishmen.
Jacob Hamilton 28 Smyrna Kent and New Castle Delaware October 11, 1861 Believed to have assaulted a white woman in her home. While a trial was in progress, preparations to lynch the victim were made outside. When constables walked out with Hamilton, the crowd seized and hanged him.[26][27]
Jim Wilson Oakland Caroline Maryland 1862 Rape and murder of an eight year old white girl [28]
Great Hanging at Gainesville (number >16) Adult men White Gainesville Cooke Texas October 1862 Lynching, plus "legal" executions, of Union supporters by Confederate supporters Many lynched before trial was concluded. Prosecution of perpetrators "half-hearted"; only one convicted.[29][30]
Joshua Boyd African American Detroit Wayne Michigan March 6, 1863 Beaten by mob of Irishmen
Robert Mulliner Newburgh Orange New York June 21, 1863 Alleged rape of Irish woman Hanged from a tree by mob of Irishmen
Henry Plummer 31 White Bannock Beaverhead Montana Territory January 10, 1864 Alleged leader of an outlaw gang. A sheriff who was dragged from his house and lynched; the only evidence of his alleged crimes was in an account written by a lynch mob member to justify lynching; 130 years later Plummer was posthumously tried; the jury reached a split decision (six to six) and a mistrial was declared.[31]
Clubfoot George Nevada City Madison Montana Territory January 14, 1864 Outlaw Hanged by the Montana Vigilantes
Joseph Alfred Slade 33 Virginia City Madison Montana Territory March 10, 1864 Disturbing the peace Hanged by vigilantes
Bill Sketoe 46 Newton Dale Alabama December 3, 1864 Unclear Beaten and hanged
John (Jack) Campbell Mixed race (White/Dakota)[32] Mankato Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur Minnesota 1865 Double murder Lynched by a mob after an extrajudicial "trial".[33][34]
Garrett Thompson unknown White Albia Monroe Iowa June 1866 Horse theft Thompson was arrested by the county sheriff based on evidence collected by a local vigilance committee, then tried in an extrajudicial jury proceeding and hanged.[35]
John Taylor 17 African American Mason Ingham Michigan August 27, 1866 Attempted murder of his employer's wife following a wage dispute Taylor was a former slave, and had been a teenage soldier for the Union. A mob dragged him from a jail, tortured him and hanged him from a tree, and mutilated and decapitated his body; no one was prosecuted. In 2018, a local park was named the "John Taylor Memorial Park" after him.[33][36]
Thomas Coleman 34 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Utah Territory December 10, 1866 Walking with a White woman Coleman, formerly enslaved by White Mormon people, was bludgeoned to death by an unknown number of assailants. His throat was deeply slit and body dumped with a note pinned to his chest stating "Notice to all niggers! Take warning!! Leave white women alone!!!"[37][38]
James Pippin unknown White Church Hill or Centerville Queen Anne's Maryland June 23, 1867 Tried for killing a merchant, but acquitted. Angry about Pippin's acquittal, a mob of 20 people dragged him from under the floorboards of his father's house and hanged him.[39][40]
William "Obie" Evans African American Leipsic Kent Delaware July 24, 1867 Arson Hanged from a willow tree[41][42]
Tom McLain unknown Coffeeville Yalobusha Mississippi July 1868 Alleged murder of white overseer. A masked mob broke into the jail cell with sledge hammers, dragged McLain and Quinn from the jail and hanged both from a gum tree with the same rope.[43][44]
Gilbert Quinn unknown Alleged accomplice to murder of white overseer.
Isaac Moore unknown Bel Air Harford Maryland July 22, 1868 Robbing a white woman of a sum of money. Moore was accused of having other "nepharious designs" not carried out after he was frightened away by the screams of the woman from whom he allegedly took money. Moore was before a magistrate when a crowd took him away and hanged him naked from a tree.[45][46]
Samuel Bierfield Jewish Franklin Williamson Tennessee August 15, 1868 None A group of masked men appeared at both the rear and front doors of Samuel Bierfield's store. When he refused to open the back door, they broke in. He ran out the front, where he encountered the rest of the group. The masked men shot Bierfield five times. They mortally wounded his black clerk Lawrence Bowman, who had been with him at the store. Henry Morton, another black man, had been sitting and chatting with the pair and escaped without injury during the melee. Bierfield pleaded for his life on the street in front of his dry goods store but was shot to death by the masked men at close range.
Lawrence Bowman African American
Steve Long White Laramie Albany Wyoming Territory October 28, 1868 Murder Hanged from the rafters of an unfinished cabin
Ace Moyer
Con Moyer
Jim Quinn unknown African American Jarrettsville Harford Maryland October 2, 1869 Assaulting a white woman [47][48][49]
Thomas Juricks about 35 Piscataway Prince George's Maryland October 12, 1869 Assault of a white woman Sharecropper and father of six, Juricks was "hung from an oak tree before the mob fired a volley of gunshots into his body".[50][51]
Two Mexicans Latin Las Vegas San Miguel New Mexico Territory 1870 Stealing groceries A group of masked men had taken the two Mexicans during the night, hanging them from a beam in the jail yard.[52]
Wyatt Outlaw 49–50 African American Graham Alamance North Carolina February 26, 1870 Prominent local figure (no crime alleged) Sixty-three indictments, but the North Carolina Legislature, to end their cases, repealed the law they were charged with violating.[53]
Offey Johnson Monroe Ouachita Louisiana March 31, 1870 None. A witness in protective custody. Johnson was held in protective custody at jail so he could testify against a prisoner in jail named Beavers. Sheriff John H. Wisner killed by mob who then killed prisoner[54] It is believed Johnson was killed so that he could not testify against Beavers.[55]
Alexander Boyd 35 White Eutaw Greene Alabama March 31, 1870 Legal representation of African Americans Shot by Ku Klux Klan members
J.L. Compton Helena Lewis and Clark Montana Territory April 30, 1870 Accused of murder A one-thousand-member vigilance committee accused the two men of shooting and robbing an old man named George Lenhart. Their fate was decided on the courthouse steps by mock trial, because "the law was tedious, expensive, and uncertain." When law officers interrupted the proceedings, they were imprisoned by the mob.[56]
Joseph Wilson
John W. Stephens 35 White Yancyville Caswell North Carolina May 21, 1870 State senator who worked to help freedmen Ku Klux Klan; no one charged.
Michel Lachenais French Los Angeles Los Angeles California December 17, 1870 Murder Hanged[57]
Jim Williams 40–41 African American York South Carolina March 6, 1871 Leading a black militia organization Hanged by Ku Klux Klan
Ah Wing and at least 15 others Chinese Los Angeles Los Angeles California October 24, 1871 None Group of Chinese immigrants killed in retaliation for the accidental homicide of a white rancher. See: Chinese massacre of 1871
George Johnson Adult African American Charlestown Clark Indiana November 17, 1871 Accused of killing a white man, Cyrus Park, and his family Indiana Legislature exonerated Johnson, Taylor, and Davis in 2022[58]
Squire Taylor 64–65
Charles Davis >60
David Jones Nashville Davidson Tennessee March 25, 1872 Murdering Henry Murray. Taken out of his prison cell and lynched by a mob on the public square.[59][60]
José Castro 35 Latin San Juan Bautista San Benito California April 1872 Alleged conspiracy to rob a stage coach. After Tiburcio Vásquez robbed a stage on the San Benito Road, a group of vigilantes seized José Castro, a local saloon owner, and hanged him from a tree based on the flimsy suspicion that he was associated with the bandit.[61]
Charles G. Kelsey 37–38 White Huntington Suffolk New York November 4, 1872 Sexual indecency Died from castration after being tarred and feathered by a mob[62]
James McCrory 35–36 Visalia Tulare California December 24, 1872 Murder A group of vigilantes broke into the jail, seized McCrory and hanged him from a bridge.[63]
John W. St. Clair Bozeman Gallatin Montana Territory February 1, 1873 Both individuals charged with separate murders Both men hanged[64]
Z.A. Triplett
James Cullen 27/28 Irish Mapleton Aroostook Maine April 30, 1873 Accused of two axe murders Hanged[65]
Jeff Davis Swiss Ragersville Tuscarawas Ohio July 26, 1873 Attempted rape Beaten, shot and hanged[66]
Giovanni Chiesa 20 Italian Churchill Trumbull Ohio July 27, 1873 None Giovanni Chiesa, the first Italian immigrant lynched in the United States, was clubbed to death by a mob of coal miners.[67][68]
Eli African American Alachua Florida May 1874 Assaulting a white woman Killed when jail burned down by mob; according to a member of mob participant John Wesley Hardin, the local coroner (also allegedly part of the mob) rendered a verdict that Eli had died after setting fire to the jail himself.[69]
Juan Moya about 68 Mixed race (Tejano) Goliad Texas June 8, 1874 Murder of the Swift family Juan Moya and his two sons taken from jail and lynched by a mob
Antonio Moya
Marcello Moya
Rufus P. "Scrap" Taylor White Clinton DeWitt Texas June 22, 1874 Three men were members of the Taylor faction in the Sutton-Taylor feud. Members of the Sutton faction lynched the three men in revenge for murder of Sutton leader William E. Sutton in Indianola, Texas on March 22, 1874.
John Alfred "Kute" Tuggle
James White
Jo Reed African American Nashville Davidson Tennessee April 30, 1875 Killing a police officer Taken out of his jail cell by an unmasked mob and hanged on a suspension bridge. Reed survived and escaped West.[70]
John Simms Annapolis Anne Arundel Maryland June 1875 Alleged assault of Adaline Jackson. Simms was shackled and in jail when a mob searched the jailor for his keys and took Simms away, irons and all, and hanged him from a tree. “Many of the lynchers were painted black and some were masked.”.[71][72]
William Keemer 23 Greenfield Hancock Indiana June 25, 1875 Accused of sexually assaulting a white woman Hanged from a structure at the Hancock County fairground
John Randolph Osceola Mississippi Arkansas July 22, 1875 Robbery and murder of Frank Williams Lynched after allegedly confessing to murder of white man. Shot[73][74]
James G. Patterson Yazoo Mississippi October 20, 1875 Hiring a man to commit murder Hanged
Benjamin French Warsaw Gallatin Kentucky May 3, 1876 Murder of Lake Jones, an elderly African American man Broken out of jail by a white mob and hanged from a tree.
Mollie French
William Chisolm 46 White Kemper Mississippi April 29, 1877 Murder of Democratic sheriff John Gully
Cornelia Chisolm 19
John Chisolm 14
John Gilmer Sr. 33
Angus McLellan
Francisco Arias Latin Santa Cruz Santa Cruz California May 2, 1877 Murder of a man named Henry De Forrest Broken out of jail by a mob and hanged from a tree.[75][76]
José Chamales
Arthur W. St. Clair about 40 African American Hernando Florida June 26, 1877 Presiding over an interracial marriage Shot
Justin Arajo Latin San Juan Bautista San Benito California July 1877 Shooting a man named Manuel Butron Broken out of jail by a disguised mob and hanged from a willow tree.[77]
Simeon Garnett African American Oxford Butler Ohio September 1877 Assaulting a white woman. Taken from jail and shot[78]
Andrew Richards Winchester Scott Illinois September 11, 1877 Rape of a white woman Hanged
Charlotte Harris near Harrisonburg Rockingham Virginia March 6, 1878 Arson Hanged from a tree
Christian Mutschler Germantown Glenn California May 5, 1878 Arson Shot[79]
Michael Green African American Upper Marlboro Prince George's Maryland September 1, 1878 Arrested for assaulting Miss Alice Sweeny on August 26, 1878 Green was being held at the jail in Upper Marlboro. Threats of lynching were openly made and were held off by the vigilance of Sheriff James N.W. Wilson. On September 1, 1878, a band of masked men removed Green from the jail and took him a mile outside of town to the corner of Queen Anne's Road and Hills Lane. There a noose was placed around his neck and he was hanged 15 feet in the air from a cherry tree. His body remained dangling from the tree and was observed the next morning.[80]
Seven men Mount Vernon Posey Indiana October 11, 1878 Accused of rape Largest recorded lynching in Indiana. No one was ever indicted.
Ami "Whit" Ketchum Calloway Custer Nebraska December 10, 1878 Livestock theft and murder of a posse member Taken from the custody of the county sheriff and burned alive.[81]
Luther H. Mitchell
Mart Horrell 31–32 White Meridian Bosque Texas December 15, 1878 Armed robbery and murder Two of the five Horrell Brothers, outlaw brothers best known for their involvement in the Horrell–Higgins feud. While awaiting trial for robbery and murder in Texas, they were shot to death by a mob of armed vigilantes who stormed the jail.
Thomas L. Horrell 29–30
Albert Easley 13–14 African American Jacksonville Calhoun Alabama January 20, 1879 Alleged assault and rape of a white woman Accused of assaulting and raping Mrs. Moses Ables, Easley was taken by force from the jail and lynched during the day within the city limits of Jacksonville.[82]
Gilmer, Bill Memphis Shelby Tennessee March–April 1879 Shot attorney Thomas J. Wood Shot. Gilmer was accused of shooting Wood, who had whipped Gilmer for using offensive language near his wife.[83][84]
Porter, Nevlin Starkville Oktibbeha Mississippi May 5, 1879 Arson [85][86]
Spencer, Johnson
Standing, Joseph 24 White Varnell Station Whitfield Georgia July 21, 1879 Being Mormon missionaries Accosted by armed mob. Standing shot, Clawson survived
Clawson, Rudger 22
Frost, Elijah 29 Willits Mendocino California September 4, 1879 Theft of a saddle and harness Local petty thieves accused without evidence of stealing a saddle and harness. Kidnapped from jail and hanged by 30 members of the local Masonic Temple.
Gibson, Abijah 19
McCracken, Tom 19
House, T.J. Las Vegas San Miguel New Mexico Territory 1880 Murder of Marshal Joe Carson Accused of murdering a U.S. marshal during the Variety Hall shootout. Hanged by a mob.
West, James
Dorsey, John
Peck, George Washington 22 African American Poolesville Montgomery Maryland January 10, 1880 Accused of assaulting a white girl Taken by a mob and hanged from a tree before he could be transported to Rockville for a trial.[87][88][89]
Jordan, Arthur 24–25 Warrenton Fauquier Virginia January 19, 1880 Eloping with his employer's daughter Hanged
Ramírez, Refugio Latin Collin Texas May 1, 1880 Accused of bewitching their neighbors. All three were burned to death[90]
Garcia, Silvestre (wife)
Ines, María (daughter) 16–17
Diggs-Dorsey, John 23 African American Rockville Montgomery Maryland July 27, 1880 Assault and rape of a white woman Marched one mile in shackles and hanged from a cherry tree[91][92]
Scott, George Brazil Clay Indiana December 12, 1880 Rape Hanged from an oak tree.
Parrott, George 47 White Rawlins Carbon Wyoming Territory March 22, 1881 Robbery, murder Hanged from a telegraph pole.
Three men African American Sevier Arkansas May 1881 Attacking a man who requested their help in crossing Rolling Fork Creek Hanged from a tree on the bank of the creek[93]
Shorter, Josh Eufaula Barbour Alabama June 8, 1881 Harassing a white girl Hanged from a tree
Pierce, Charles White Bloomington McLean Illinois October 1, 1881 Horse theft and murder Hanged from a tree[94]
Three Mexicans Latin Los Lunas Valencia New Mexico Territory October 7, 1881 Murder of James Little A mob took the three Mexicans and hanged them from a tree[95]
Davis, Christopher African American Athens Athens Ohio November 21, 1881 Rape and assault of a white woman Hanged from a bridge
Johnson, Jim Pine Bluff Jefferson Arkansas December 24, 1881 Threatening several men with a shotgun. After being hit on the head with a pistol by Thomas Barksdell, Johnson retaliated by threatening several people with a shotgun and allegedly preventing a doctor from reaching a woman who was in labor.[96]
Harrington, Levi 23 Kansas City Jackson Missouri April 3, 1882 Killing a police officer Newspapers reported he was innocent, but no one was held accountable for the lynching.[97][98][99][100]
McManus, Frank White Minneapolis Hennepin Minnesota April 19, 1882 Raping a four-year-old child Taken from jail and lynched[101]
Ellis, George Ashland Boyd Kentucky June 3, 1882 Murder of three teenagers Hanged from a sycamore tree[102]
Mentzel, Augustus Raton Colfax New Mexico Territory June 27, 1882 Resisting arrest; killing three citizens and wounding two Deputy Sheriff William A Bergin was either mortally wounded by suspect[103] or was killed by mob who then killed prisoner[104][105]
Tafoya, Francisco "Navajo Frank" Navajo Deming Luna New Mexico Territory June 29, 1882 Lassoing and dragging a citizen Taken from jail and lynched on telephone pole in railyard.[106][107][108]
Agirer, Augustin Latin Austin Travis Texas August 1882 Filing a complaint against a white man Mr. Agirer had filed a complaint after one of the Anglo men had shot at his dog. In retaliation, the Anglos tracked Mr. Agirer down and fatally shot him in front of his wife[90][109]
Thurber, Charles African American Grand Forks Grand Forks Dakota Territory October 24, 1882 Assaulting and raping two white women Taken from law officers in jail and lynched from a bridge[110]
Green, James White Hastings Adams Nebraska April 3, 1883 Robbery and murder of a shopkeeper Accused of the robbery and murder of Cassius Millet, a mob forcibly took the pair from the jail and hanged them from a bridge.[111]
Ingraham, Fred
García, Encarnción 30–31 Latin Los Gatos Santa Clara California June 17, 1883 Murder Encarnación García was a nephew of the bandido Tiburcio Vásquez. He was arrested for stabbing another man to death following a card game at the Los Gatos Saloon. A mob broke into the jail, seized García and hanged him from the Los Gatos Creek bridge.[112][113]
Green, Charley Native American Juneau Juneau Alaska Territory July/August 1883 Murder of rumseller Richard Rainey Hanged[114]
Boxer
Harvey, William "Sam Joe" 35 Black Salt Lake City Salt Lake Utah Territory August 25, 1883 Alleged murder of White police chief After police severely kicked and beat him they handed him over to a White mob of up to 2,000 people who hung Harvey in front of the city jail then dragged his body down the main city street.[115][116]
Conorly, Huie 16 African American Bogalusa Washington Louisiana February 18, 1884 Attempted rape A mob of 10 to 15 men broke into the jail, seized Conorly and hanged him on the jail steps.[117]
Heath, John 28 White Tombstone Cochise Arizona Territory February 22, 1884 Accessory to robbery Mob unsatisfied with lenient sentence
Briscoe, George 40 African American On a rural road[a] Anne Arundel Maryland November 26, 1884 Alleged robbery of the residence of George Schievenent. "[A]sked the magistrate with an oath what right he had to commit him to jail?" angering the crowd. Hung by "a large party" of masked men.[71][118]
Cook, Townsend 21 Westminster Carroll Maryland June 2, 1885 Assaulting a white woman [119][120]
Jackson, Andy Elkhart Anderson Texas June 21, 1885 Rape and murder of a white woman [121]
Jackson, Lizzie
Hayes, Frank
Norman, Joe
Rogers, Willie
McChristian, Perry White Grenada Grenada Mississippi July 7, 1885 Murder of two peddlers [122][123]
Williams, Felix
James, Bartley African American
Campbell, John
Cooper, Howard 15–17 Towson Baltimore Maryland July 12, 1885 Assaulting a white woman Convicted of assault and rape after one minute deliberation, his attorneys intended to file an appeal; 75 masked men broke Cooper out of jail and hanged him from a tree.[124][119][125]
Finch, Jerry 46 Chatham North Carolina September 29, 1885 Murder [126][127]
Finch, Harriet 30
Tyson, Lee
Pattishall, John
Johnson, Samuel "Mingo Jack" 66 Eatontown Monmouth New Jersey March 5, 1886 Rape of a white woman All suspects acquitted.[128][129]
Villarosa, Federico (Francesco Valoto) Italian Vicksburg Warren Mississippi March 25, 1886 Attempted rape of a 10-year-old white girl Hanged from a tree by a mob despite the efforts of the sheriff and state militia.[130]
Whitley, Charles 18 African American Prince Frederick Calvert Maryland June 6, 1886 Alleged assault of five-year-old child. A mob of 35–40 heavily armed men broke into the jail, seized Whitley and hanged him from a tree about a mile and a half away.[71][131]
Lockwood, Charles 35 White Morris Litchfield Connecticut July 25, 1886 Allegedly murdered a 16-year-old girl Found hanged from a tree three days later. Public opinion divided on whether Lockwood committed suicide or was lynched. Coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide.[132]
Woods, Eliza African American Jackson Madison Tennessee August 19, 1886 Supposedly poisoning her employer. Taken from the county jail, stripped naked, hanged in the courthouse yard and her body riddled with bullets and left exposed to view.[133]
Johnson, David 50 White Westernport Allegany Maryland September 14, 1886 Alleged murder of Edward White. Hanged by a mob. Newspaper accounts describe Johnson as troubled with "religious mania" and regarded as insane.[71][134]
Betters, Peter 35 African American Greene County Jamestown Ohio June 12, 1887 Alleged assault on Martha Thomas Assault victim Martha Thomas was mixed race and the mob was reportedly led by members of the black community.[135][136]
McCutchen, Frank Latin Oakdale Stanislaus California November 26, 1887 Arson Fires had been appearing around Oakdale and McCutchen had allegedly been caught in the act of setting fire to a barn. McCutchen was arrested and while being transferred to Modesto jail, a mob overpowered the constable and hanged McCutchen from a tree.[137]
Waldrop, Manse White Pickens South Carolina December 30, 1887 Raping and killing a 14 year old African-American girl One of various unique incidents in which a white person is lynched by African Americans
Salazar, Santos Latin South Texas Jim Wells Texas January 23, 1888 Murdering a white man Jake Stafford was found dead two miles away from the road he was on; one of the main suspects of murdering Mr. Stafford was Mexican-American Salazar Santos. When the news spread across the city, a mob hanged Salazar due to the suspicion of him being the murderer[138]
Grandstaff, Andrew 22–23 White Viroqua Vernon Wisconsin June 1, 1888 Killing two adults and two children Taken from the county jail and hung from a tree on courthouse lawn.[139]
Miller, Amos 23 African American Franklin Williamson Tennessee August 10, 1888 Assaulting a white woman Taken from the courthouse during his trial and lynched on the balcony railings.[140]
Witherell, George White Cañon City Fremont Colorado December 4, 1888 Murder of L.K. Wall Hanged from a telephone pole
Meadows, George African American N/A Jefferson Alabama January 15, 1889 Rape and murder Lynched despite calls from his accuser that she could not confirm he was guilty. Sheriff eventually determined he had been innocent, and another man was later arrested.
Fletcher, Magruder about 35 Tasley Accomack Virginia March 14, 1889 Raping a white woman in her home[141] [142]
Martin, Albert 23 Port Huron St. Clair Michigan May 27, 1889 Assault and rape A mob broke into his jail cell with sledge hammers, dragged him from the jail with a noose around his neck, beat and shot him to death, then hanged his corpse from a bridge.[33][143]
Watson, Ellen 28 White Natrona Wyoming Territory July 20, 1889 Stealing cattle Abducted and hanged
Averell, James 38
Bowen, Keith African American Aberdeen Monroe Mississippi August 14, 1889 Found with white girl Hanged
Bush, George 17 Columbia Boone Missouri September 7, 1889 Rape of a five year old white girl [144]
Goto, Katsu 28 Japanese Honokaʻa Hawaii Hawaii (Kingdom) October 28, 1889 Alleged arson Hanged from a telephone pole[145][146]
Anderson, Orion 14 African American Leesburg Loudoun Virginia November 8, 1889 "Scaring a teenaged white girl"[147] Hanged from a derrick[142]
Vermillion, Joseph 27 White Upper Marlboro Prince George Maryland December 3, 1889 Arson Hanged from a bridge
Johnson, Ripley African American Barnwell vicinity Barnwell South Carolina December 28, 1889 Alleged murder of a merchant and another person. Some were only being held as witnesses. A mob of about 100 took the men from the jail to the outskirts of Barnwell and shot them.[148][149]
Adams, Mitchell
Jones, Judge about 22
Phoenix, Robert about 30
Furz, Hugh about 24
Johnson, Harrison about 35
Bell, Peter about 60
Morral, Ralph about 28
Ladd, Eli 20 Blountsville Henry Indiana February 7, 1890 Assault of a white woman, confronting mob Shot
Washington, Brown 15 Madison Morgan Georgia February 27–28, 1890 Murder of a 9-year-old white girl Hanged from a telegraph pole[150]
Williams, William Kosse Limestone Texas April 3, 1890 Rape of an eight year old white girl Taken from his jail cell by a mob, hanged, and shot multiple times.[151][152]
Tacho Native American Banning Riverside California April 27, 1890 Stealing horses and cattle Hanged from a telegraph pole[15]
Salceda, Jesus Latin Knickerbocker Tom Green Texas February 4, 1891 Seducing a white man's daughter Three white men took Jesus Salceda and hanged him from an oak tree for supposedly seducing one of the white men's daughters. They later found out that they had mistaken Jesus Salceda for another Mexican.[153]
Champion, Tony African American Gainesville Alachua Florida February 17, 1891 Murder Taken together from jail by mob and hanged.[154]
Kelly, Michael Irish
11 Italian Americans Italian New Orleans Orleans Louisiana March 14, 1891 Killing of police chief Three had been acquitted; three had a mistrial; five were never tried. Lynching organized by local leaders, including future mayor Walter C. Flower and future governor John M. Parker. Grand jury brought no charges.
Taylor, Jim African American Franklin Williamson Tennessee April 30, 1891 Shooting a policeman Taken from his jail cell by a mob and lynched on Murfreesboro Road.[155]
Clark, Robert Bristol Sullivan Tennessee June 13, 1891 Rape [156][157]
Ford, Andrew Gainesville Alachua Florida August 24, 1891 Beating a man, aiding Harmon Murray Taken from jail by mob and hanged.[154]
Ortiz, Louis Latin Reno Washoe Nevada September 19, 1891 Shooting of Officer Dick Nash A repeat, violent, intoxicated offender was arrested for shooting the town's night watchman. Prior to due process, a vigilante crew freed Ortiz from jail at gunpoint and hanged him from the Virginia Street Bridge.[158][159]
Smith, George (AKA Joe Coe) African American Omaha Douglas Nebraska October 10, 1891 Assault on a white girl of five The Governor and the sheriff tried unsuccessfully to quiet the crowd in front of the courthouse. Pieces of the lynching rope were sold as souvenirs. Despite 16 wounds to his body and three broken vertebrae, Coroner said he died of "fright". Grand jury declined to indict.
Lundy, Dick Adult Edgefield Edgefield South Carolina December 1891 Murder of son of sheriff Coroner's jury: "by persons unknown"
Unknown Waldo Alachua Florida 1892 Suspicion of burglary and incendiarism Hanged.[154]
Hinson, Henry Micanopy Alachua Florida January 12, 1892 Murder Hanged.[154][160]
Corbin, Henry Oxford Butler Ohio January 14, 1892 Death of a white woman. Taken from jail and hanged/[78]
Coy, Edward Texarkana Miller Arkansas February 20, 1892 Attacked a white women Burned[161]
Moss, Thomas 38–39 Memphis Shelby Tennessee March 9, 1892 Complaint from competing white grocery store owner. So-called Curve Riot (not a riot). Reported on by Ida B. Wells, whose newspaper was destroyed and had to leave the state.[162]
McDowell, Calvin 32
Stewart, Will Adult
Bright, John Wesley White Forsyth Taney Missouri March 16, 1892 Killing his wife Deputy Sheriff George Williams killed by mob who then shot and killed prisoner[163][164]
Heflin, Lee 29 Fauquier Virginia March 18, 1892 Convicted murderer Seized from police when they were trying to move him to a safer location.[142]
Dye, Joseph
Grizzard, Henry African American Nashville Davidson Tennessee April 27, 1892 Assaulting two white girls in Goodlettsville. Taken out of his prison cell and lynched on a bridge in downtown Nashville in front of 10,000 onlookers. Later taken back to Goodlettsville.[165]
Grizzard, Ephraim 44–45 April 30, 1892
Redmond, Jim Clarkesville Habersham Georgia May 17, 1892 Arrested for the fatal assault of Toccoa City Marshal James Carter.[166] Due to threats against the suspects, they were transferred to a jail in Clarkesville, 15 miles east of Toccoa. A week after their arrest, a mob surrounded the jail, overpowered the guards, and dragged the three suspects out of their cells. Using chains and padlocks, the three victims were hanged from a single tree.[167]
Roberson, Gus
Addison, Bob
Taylor, James 23 Kennedyville Kent Maryland May 19, 1892 Accused of the rape of 11-year-old Nettie (Nellie) Silcox on May 16, 1892 By 9:00 p.m. on May 19, nearly 1,000 men and women gathered at the jail. A body of masked men carrying an assortment of weapons demanded the Sheriff open the jail's door. When the Sheriff refused, the men used a sledgehammer to breach the door rushed in, and swiftly overpowered the Sheriff and other officers on duty. The mob placed a rope around Taylor's neck and dragged him down the steps and out of the jail into Cross Street. They hanged him from a tree just outside the city limits at a point between the Rockwell House and the old Armstrong Hotel.[168]
Stewart, Charles Perryville Perry Arkansas May 21, 1892 Rape Suspect killed Deputy Sheriff T Holmes while escaping from jail; lynched by posse.[169][170]
Lewis, Robert 28 African American Port Jervis Orange New York June 2, 1892 Assaulting a white woman Hanged.[171]
Bates, William White Shelbyville Bedford Tennessee June 27, 1892 Alleged murder of his wife Mob formed as officers were transporting Bates to jail. He was hanged.[172]
Ruggles, John 33 African American Redding Shasta California July 24, 1892 Stagecoach robbery and murder Hanged from a derrick
Ruggles, Charles 33
Smith, Henry 17 Paris Lamar Texas February 1, 1893 Kidnapping and murder of white girl; Smith confessed under duress. Tortured, burned with hot irons, doused in oil and set afire; his remains were sold as souvenirs.
Peterson, John Adult Denmark Bamberg (at the time, Barnwell) South Carolina April 24, 1893 Attack on a white girl
Blount, Alfred Chattanooga Hamilton Tennessee February 9, 1893 Assault Beaten, stabbed, and hanged from Walnut Street Bridge
Bush, Samuel J. Decatur Macon Illinois June 3, 1893 Rape of a white woman, Minnie Cameron Vest Hanged from a telephone pole at the corner of Wood and Water streets
Shorter, William 17 Winchester N/A (independent city) Virginia June 13, 1893 Assault on a white woman [142][173][174]
Miller, C.J. Bardwell Carlisle Kentucky July 7, 1893 Killing two white girls Despite no evidence that he was the murderer, he was taken from jail and hanged and his dead body cremated. Investigated by journalist Ida B. Wells.[175]
Willis, Charles Rochelle Alachua Florida January 12, 1894 Being a "desperado"[176] Shot and burned in bed.[154]
Puryear, Richard about 35 Stroudsburg Monroe Pennsylvania March 15, 1894 Murder Lynched by a mob after escaping from jail.[33][177]
Hicks, Amos Rocky Springs Claiborne Mississippi May 17, 1894 Arson Shot
Williams, Stephen Upper Marlboro Prince George Maryland October 20, 1894 Assaulting a white woman Hanged from a bridge and shot
Rawls, William Newnansville Alachua Florida April 2, 1895 Murder Hanged and shot.[154]
Henson, Jacob Ellicott City Howard Maryland May 28, 1895 Murder Hanged[178]
Divers, Emmett Adult Fulton Callaway Missouri August 15, 1895 Murder of a white woman; Jennie E. Cain "Horrible fury of the mob...500 horsemen." Hanged from bridge until dead, taken down and hanged a second time from a telegraph pole at the fairground, "at the request of the murdered woman's husband, John William Cain". Body and cabin burned.[179]
Suiato, Floantina Latin Cotulla La Salle Texas October 12, 1895 Murder 10 masked man went into the jail where Suiato was being held, took him to the banks of the Nueces River, where they hanged him from a tree and riddled his body with bullets[180]
Hilliard, Robert Henson African American Tyler Dewitt Texas October 29, 1895 Rape and murder of a white woman Burned.[181][182]
Smith, George English Ransomville Niagara New York January 10, 1896 Alleged murder of his father-on-law and wounding a posseman Shot by mob; ruled by coroner as suicide
Castellán, Aureliano Latin San Antonio Bexar Texas January 30, 1896 Accused of looking at a white woman Shot and burned[183]
Crawford, Foster White Wichita Falls Wichita Texas February 26, 1896 Bank robbery and killing of cashier Frank Dorsey On February 25, 1896, two cowboys robbed the city national bank, murdered cashier Frank Dorsey and stole $410. They were eventually arrested. On the night of February 26, 1896, a mob stormed the prison, dragged the pair from the jail and hanged them in front of the bank building[184][185]
Lewis, Elmer "Kid" 20
Cocking, Joseph 34–35 English Port Tobacco Charles Maryland June 28, 1896 Murder of his wife and sister-in-law Hanged on a bridge at the outskirts of town[186]
Randolph, Sidney Adult African American Gaithersburg Montgomery Maryland July 4, 1896 Killing a white girl Taken from the jail by a mob.[187][188]
Saladino, Lorenzo 33–36 Italian Hahnville St. Charles Louisiana August 8, 1896 Murder Saladino was accused of murdering a wealthy merchant. Arena and Venturella happened to have been in the same prison, accused of a different murder. All were rounded up together and lynched to "teach the lawless Italians a salutary lesson." After the lynching, another person confessed to the murder for which Arena and Venturella had been lynched.[189]
Arena, Salvatore 27
Venturella, Giuseppe 48
Daniels, Alfred African American Gainesville Alachua Florida November 26, 1896 Suspicion of arson (barn burning) (no evidence) Taken by mob on way to jail, hanged and shot.[154][190][191]
McCoy, Joseph 19 Alexandria N/A (independent city) Virginia April 23, 1897 Assault on a young girl [142]
Mitchell, Charles 23 Urbana Champaign Ohio June 4, 1897 Robbery/rape Hanged[192]
Andrews, William 17 Princess Anne Somerset Maryland June 9, 1897 Assault Hanged from a walnut tree.
Holy Track, Paul 19 Native American Williamsport Emmons North Dakota November 13, 1897 Murder of a white family Hanged from a beef windlass[15]
Coudot, Alex
Ireland, Phillip
Murray, James White Bonanza Sebastian Arkansas December 6, 1897 Victim was a law officer who was shot and lynched by friends of a man who had been arrested for murder[193][194]
McGeisey, Lincoln 18 Seminole Maud Oklahoma Territory January 8, 1898 Alleged rape, murder, and necrophilia Burned alive
Sampson, Palmer 17
Baker, Frazier B. 41 African American Lake City Florence South Carolina February 22, 1898 Appointed Postmaster House burned by white mob. Infant daughter killed. Grand jury did not indict. Since it was a Federal crime (attack on a postmaster), there were 13 Federal indictments; no one was convicted.
Baker, Julia 2
King, Garfield 18 Salisbury Wicomico Maryland May 25, 1898 Shooting a white man Hanged from a tree outside the courthouse; shot and beaten.[195]
James, John Henry Adult Charlottesville (near) Albemarle Virginia July 12, 1898 Rape Hanged and shot by a mob.
John Anderson LaFayette Chambers Alabama October 23, 1898 Murder Hanged [196]
Wright Smith 56 Annapolis Anne Arundel Maryland October 5, 1898 Alleged assault of Mary Morrison. Wright Smith was identified by Mary Morrison as the man who broke into her house and assaulted her. Mob broke Smith out of jail and riddled his body with bullets.[71][197]
F. W. Stewart Adult Lacon Marshall Illinois November 7, 1898 Alleged assault of Mary O'Brien O'Brien was the daughter of a miner. About 100 miners broke into the county jail, abducted Stewart, and hanged him.[198]
Eight or more Phoenix Greenwood South Carolina November 1898 Phoenix election riot Eight or more men were lynched.[199]
Sam Hose about 24 Newnan Coweta Georgia April 23, 1899 Killed his white employer in self-defense. Accusations of rape added to incite lynching. Body parts for sale in a store. Widely publicized and privately investigated.
Francesco DiFatta Italian Tallulah Madison Louisiana July 20, 1899 Shooting a doctor Sicilian immigrant grocery store owners, the DiFatta brothers, quarreled with a local doctor. The doctor fired his pistol at Carlo and was immediately shot and injured by Giuseppe. Sicilian immigrants Cerami and Fiducia were not involved in the dispute and had simply been nearby when the lynching occurred; they were rounded up and lynched alongside the DiFatta brothers because they were Italian.[200]
Giuseppe DiFatta
Pasquale DiFatta
Giovanni Cerami
Rosario Fiducia
Frank Embree African American Fayette Howard Missouri July 29, 1899 Charged with assaulting a 14-year-old girl Taken from officers and lynched[201][202]
Benjamin Thomas 16 Alexandria N/A (independent city) Virginia August 8, 1899 Attempting to criminally assault an eight-year-old white girl[147] Hanged from a lamppost at Cameron and Lee Sts., site of several lynchings.[142][203]
Martin Severts White Lituya Bay Unorganized Alaska Territory October 1899 Murder of a miner Hanged from a tree following a mock trial at his own request[204][205]

20th century

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1900–1909

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Watt, W.W. White Newport News an independent city Virginia January 5, 1900 Assault Shot[206]
Gause, Anderson African American Henning Lauderdale Tennessee January 16, 1900 Helping two Black prisoners to escape who had killed two law officers. Mr. Gause was hanged from a tree.[206][207][208]
Silsbee, George[209] White Fort Scott Bourbon Kansas January 20, 1900 Murder Taken from jail and lynched[210]
Silsbee, Ed
Cotton, Walter African American Emporia Greensville Virginia March 24, 1900 Accused of murder Cotton killed by a white mob; O'Grady Killed by African-American mob[211]
O'Grady, Brandt White
Lee, William 29 African American Hinton Summers West Virginia May 11, 1900 Assault on a white woman [212]
Pete, Dago African American Tutwiler Tallahatchie Mississippi June 1900 Assaulted colored woman Killed by African-American mob[206][213]
Wright, Charlotte 62 White Gilman Iroquois Illinois August 27, 1900 Performed an abortion that killed a 16-year-old girl Shot during shoot-out with sheriff and angry mob that set fire to her home[214][215]
Mills, Avery about 22 African American Forest City Rutherford North Carolina August 29, 1900 Murder Shot
Porter, Preston 15 African American Limon Colorado Colorado November 16, 1900 Rape and murder of a 12 year old white girl Burned alive by a mob[216]
Rowland, Bud African American Rockport Spencer Indiana December 16, 1900 Murder Hanged from a tree on the east side of the Rockport courthouse before shooting his body with bullets
Henderson, Jim Shot in his cell, dragged across the courtyard, hanged next to Rowland
Holly, Joe Boonville Warrick December 17, 1900 Hanged in front of the Boonville Courthouse
Alexander, Fred 22 African American Leavenworth Leavenworth Kansas January 15, 1901 Rape and murder allegations Lynched and burned at stake[217]
Carter, George African American Paris Bourbon Kentucky February 11, 1901 "Assaulting a white woman." [218]
Berryman, Peter 45 African American Mena Polk Arkansas February 20, 1901 Kicking a young White girl Beaten, shot, and hanged[219]
Ward, George African American Terre Haute Vigo Indiana February 26, 1901 Suspected of murder of a white woman Struck in head with sledgehammer. Hanged from bridge, burned; toes and hobnails from boots kept as souvenirs.[220]
Crutchfield, Ballie African American Rome Smith Tennessee March 15, 1901 Revenge for an alleged theft committed by the victim's brother Bound, shot, and thrown in a creek
Rochelle, Fred 16 African American Bartow Polk Florida May 29, 1901 Murder and rape of a white woman Doused with kerosene and burned. Special train from Lakeland to see the "barbecue".
Godley, William 32 African American Pierce Lawrence Missouri August 20, 1901 Murder of a white woman Seized from jail by mob and lynched. Mob subsequently went on a rampage in a nearby black community[221]
Godley, French 70 William's grandfather; shot to death
Hampton, Peter Burned alive in his home
Estes, Silas African American Hodgenville LaRue Kentucky October 31, 1901 "Forcing...a 15 year old boy...to commit a crime." Mr. Estes was taken from his jail cell at 2:00 a.m. by a mob of 50 or 75 persons and hanged in front of the courthouse.[222]
Yellow Wolf, John Native American (Sioux) Deadwood Lawrence South Dakota January 18, 1902 Horse stealing After being released from jail, he was given a worthless horse and saddle, while on his way to the reservation he grew up in, he spotted a young horse that he wanted. A group of men took over Yellow Wolf and hanged him from a tree near White River.[223]
Carter, James 20 African American Amherst Amherst Virginia April 5, 1902 Unknown [224][225]
Unknown African American Savannah Chatham Georgia April 16, 1902 Accused of assaulting white woman and killing her son Suspect Richard Young was sought on March 27, 1902, injuring Mrs Fountain and mortally injuring her son Dower Fountain.[226] Victim was hanged and burned in a swamp[227][228] However, victim was not suspect Richard Young-since Richard Young and accomplice James Stewart were captured, tried and sentenced to prison in June 1902[229]
Gillespie, James 11 African American Salisbury Rowan North Carolina June 11, 1902 Murder of a white woman Two brothers were accused of stoning a neighbor to death. Hanged by a mob of an estimated 400 persons and their bodies shot dozens of times.[230][231]
Gillespie, Harrison 13
Craven, Charles 22 African American Leesburg Loudoun Virginia July 31, 1902 Assault [142][232]
Price, Manny African American Newberry Alachua Florida September 1, 1902 Murder Taken by mob on way to jail, hanged and shot.[154]
Scruggs, Robert Suspected accomplice
Tucker, Alonzo 28 African American Marshfield Coos Oregon September 18, 1902 Assaulting a white woman Shot, hanged from 7th Street bridge
Brown, Curtis and Burley, Garfield African American Newbern Dyer Tennessee October 8, 1902 One confessed to murder of a white man and claimed the other was accomplice [233]
Dillard, James African American Sullivan Sullivan Indiana November 20, 1902 Accused of sexually assaulting two white women [234]
Vazquez and Unknown Mexican 17, unknown Latino Huachuca Mountains Cochise Arizona Territory 1903 Stealing cattle and skinning stolen beef Vazquez was found hanging from the tree and was suspected to be one of the Mexicans stealing cattle from the ranch of Will Parker, who discovered the 17 year old. Three Mexicans were also caught nearby skinning stolen beef, with which they tried to escape arrest, but one of the Mexicans who did was fatally shot.[235]
Fambro, William African American Griffin Spalding Georgia February 24, 1903 Insulted white home [236]
Johnson, William African American Thebes Alexander Illinois April 26, 1903 Assaulting a girl Hanged[237]
Malone, "Rev" D.M. 50 White Wardell, Missouri Pemiscot Missouri May 3, 1903 Suspect had been arrested for living with woman not his wife When mob burned the man's house down, Constable W. J. Monneyhan placed man under arrest in his own home to protect him. Officer was killed by mob, who then shot and killed prisoner.[238][239][240]
Jarvis, Washington 25 White Madison Madison Florida May 20, 1903 Accused of murdering his cousin. [241]
Unknown African American St. Louis St. Louis Missouri June 1903 Assaulted African American woman and a white girl Hanged on tripod[242][243]
Wyatt, David African American Brooklyn St. Clair Illinois June 6, 1903 Shooting superintendent Charles Hertel Hanged from a telephone pole and burned.
White, George 24 African American Wilmington New Castle Delaware June 23, 1903 Accused of sexually assaulting and stabbing to death an 18-year-old girl Taken from the city jail by a mob and burned alive.[244]
Gorman, Jim and Walters, J.P. Basin, Wyoming Big Horn Wyoming July 19, 1903 each accused of a murder Deputy Sheriff C. E. Pierce was killed by mob, who then shot the prisoners[245][246]
Steers, Jennie Adult African American rural area near Shreveport Caddo Louisiana July 25, 1903 Poisoning daughter of a planter [247]: 70 
Mayfield, J. D. African American Danville Vermilion Illinois July 25, 1903 Murder of Henry Gatterman, member a mob intending to lynch James Wilson Hanged from a telephone pole. Body burned, shot, and hacked.
Surasky, Abraham 30 Jewish-American rural area near Aiken Aiken South Carolina July 29, 1903 Being a Jewish-American peddler who was helping the murderer's wife carry some things to her house. Murdered by gun and ax; an anti-Semitic murder.[248]
Lee, "General" African American Reevesville Dorchester South Carolina January 13, 1904 Knocking on the door of a white woman's house [249]
Clark, Jumbo African American High Springs Alachua Florida January 14, 1904 Assault of 14 year old white girl Taken by mob on way to jail, hanged and shot.[154]
Holbert, Luther African American Doddsville Sunflower Mississippi February 7, 1904 Murder of a white landowner Tortured and burned alive; crowd of some 600 attended the lynching.[250]
Unnamed female
Dickerson, Richard African American Springfield Clark Ohio March 7, 1904 Murder of a Patrolman Charles B. Collis[251] Shot and then hanged[252][253]
Thompson, Marie African American Lebanon Junction Bullitt Kentucky June 15, 1904 Killing John Irvin, a white landowner Hanged from a tree, escaped and was shot. Died the following day in jail of her injuries.
Cato, Will African American Statesboro Bulloch Georgia August 16, 1904 Murder of five members of a family Seized by mob from courthouse after conviction for murder, chained to stump and burned
Reed, Paul 25–26
Maples, Horace African American Huntsville Madison Alabama September 7, 1904 Murder Mob of 2,000 burned jail where he was held, then hanged and shot him.[254]
Munoz, Carlos Latino Lockhart Caldwell Texas 1905 Assaulting a White woman After assaulting one of the farmers' wives, Munoz ran off where officers captured him and tried protecting him, but were overpowered by the mob of 40+ people who dragged him to into the woods, where they shot and hanged Munoz.[255]
Aycock, Alonzo White Watkinsville Oconee Georgia June 30, 1905 Murder of a man and his wife Shot[256][257]
Elder, Claude African American Accomplice to murder
Robinson, Lewis African American
Robinson, Richard African American
Allen, Richard African American Murder
Yerby, Gene African American Theft
Harris, Robert African American Assault
Price, Sandy 20 African American Attempted rape
Goodman, Augustus African American Bainbridge Decatur Georgia November 4, 1905 Accused of killing Decatur County Sherriff Martin C. Stegall on October 29, 1905 [258][259]
Richardson, Bunk African American Gadsden Etowah Alabama February 11, 1906 Not charged Was arrested/held as a witness for one of three defendants accused of rape and murder of a white woman. The three defendants were sentenced to death, but the governor commuted to life one man's sentence. Angry at the lighter sentence, a mob seized Richardson from the jail and hanged him from a train trestle over the Coosa River.[260][261][262][263]
Johnson, Ed 23–24 African American Chattanooga Hamilton Tennessee March 19, 1906 Rape of white woman Hanged from Walnut Street Bridge. Sheriff and two others sentenced to three months in jail, three others to two months, for abetting the lynching. Only criminal case ever with direct involvement of the U.S. Supreme Court; see United States v. Shipp
Duncan, Horace B. 20 African American Springfield Greene Missouri April 14, 1906 Assault of white woman Fred Coker, Horace B. Duncan, and William (Bill) Allen were lynched by large mob of white citizens, though they were innocent. All three suspects were hanged from the Gottfried Tower, which held a replica of the Statue of Liberty, and burned in the courthouse square by a mob of more than 2,000 citizens. Duncan's and Coker's employer testified that they were at his business at the time of the crime against Edwards, and other evidence suggested that they and Allen were all innocent. After the mass lynching in Springfield, many African Americans left the area in a large exodus. Judge Azariah W. Lincoln called for a grand jury, but no one was prosecuted. The proceedings were covered by national newspapers, the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
Coker, Fred 21
Allen, William 25
Gillepsie, Nease African American Salisbury Rowan North Carolina August 6, 1906 Accused of murdering a family The five men were arrested and accused of the murder several members of a local white family, the Lyerlys. When returned for a court hearing and while under heavy guard, a mob led by George Hall pulled Dillingham and the Gillepsies, father and son, from their jail cells. They were paraded through the town and hanged from a tree[264] at the Henderson Ballground near the corner of Long and Henderson Streets.[265] George Hall, a leading member of the mob, was convicted of second degree murder for his involvement and was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor.[265] He was granted clemency by Governor William Walton Kitchin in October 1911.[266]
Gillepsie, John 16
Dillingham, "Jack"
Lee, Henry
Irwin, George
Robinson, Dick and Thompson African American Pritchard Mobile Alabama October 6, 1906 Assaulting white women [267]
Pitts, Slab African American Toyah Reeves Texas October 26, 1906 Living with a white woman Dragged to death before being hanged.[268]
Davis, Henry African American Annapolis Anne Arundel Maryland December 21, 1906 Assaulting a white woman Dragged from his jail cell and shot over 100 times. Last known lynching in Anne Arundel County.[119][269]
Cullen, James 62 White (Irish) Charles City Floyd Iowa January 9, 1907 Murdered his wife and stepson Hanged[270]
Higgins, Loris White Bancroft Thurston Nebraska August 27, 1907 Murder of a farmer and his wife and rape of daughter Murdered couple killed May 12, 1907; suspect was taken from law officers and lynched from a bridge over creek and then shot[271][272][273][274]
Burns, William 22 African American Cumberland Allegany Maryland October 6, 1907 Alleged murder of Patrolman August Baker.[275] A crowd estimated at 10,000 examined the lynching victim's body.[71]
Long, Jack White Newberry Alachua Florida February 6, 1908 Murder Hanged.[154]
Pigot, Eli African American Brookhaven Lincoln Mississippi February 10, 1908 Assault on a White girl Shot, hanged[276]
Scott, Charley African American Conroe Montgomery Texas February 28, 1908 Peeping Tom looking in windows Hanged on tree[277]
Williams, Earnest African American Parkdale Ashley Arkansas June 1908 Using offensive language [278]
Evans, Jerry 22 African American Hemphill Sabine Texas June 15, 1908 Murder of two white men Five black men accused of murder were hanged by a mob of an estimated 150[279][280]
Johnson, Will 24
Spellman, Moss 24
Williams, Cleveland 27
Manuel, Will 25
Smith, Ted 18 African American Greenville Hunt Texas July 27, 1908 Raping a 16-year old white girl After victim identified suspect as the person who assaulted her, Smith was taken by mob from Sheriff and lynched (burned)[281][282][283]
Shaw, Leander African American Pensacola Escambia Florida July 29, 1908 Attempted murder and rape of 21-year-old Lillie Davis After Shaw was identified by Davis, he was arrested and taken to the county jail. An angry white mob broke into the jail and took Shaw, lynching him in Plaza Ferdinand VII.[284]
Riley, Joseph African American Russellville Logan Kentucky July 31, 1908 Victims expressed approval of their lodge brother Rufus Browder's killing his employer. Rufus Browder killed his employer with an axe after being shot in the chest. Browder was arrested and sent to Louisville. The lynching victims expressed approval for his actions and were jailed for disturbing the peace. On August 1, 1908, a mob demanded release of the men, and lynched them from a tree. A note pinned to one of the men read, "Let this be a warning to you niggers to let white people alone or you will go the same way."[285][286]
Jones, Virgil
Jones, Robert
Jones, Thomas
Miller, William African American Brighton Jefferson Alabama August 1908 Labor activist Jefferson County had the highest number of lynchings in Alabama (29).[287]
Patton, Lawson "Nelse" African American Oxford Lafayette Mississippi September 8, 1908 Killing a white woman Prominent attorney and former U.S. Senator William V. Sullivan, in his own words, "led the mob...and I'm proud of it".[288][289][290]
Walker, David,
his wife and
four children
African American Hickman Fulton Kentucky October 3, 1908 Using inappropriate language with a white woman [291]
Hilliard 18 African American Hope Hempstead Arkansas 1909 Using inappropriate language with a white woman Hung[292]
Wades, Jake African-American Lakeland Polk Florida 1909 Accused of rape Transported from Gainesville to Lakeland to be identified and lynched[293]
Brown, Joe White Whitmer Randolph West Virginia March 25, 1909 Shooting a law officer [294][267]
Miller, Jim 47 White Ada Pontotoc Oklahoma April 19, 1909 Suspicion of murder of a lawman Lynched by a mob along with Berry Burrell, Joseph Allen, and Jesse West.[295]
Burrell, Berry 38 Lynched by a mob along with Jim Miller, Joseph Allen, and Jesse West.[295]
Allen, Joseph 43 Lynched by a mob along with Jim Miller, Berry Burrell, and Jesse West.[295]
West, Jesse 46 Lynched by a mob along with Jim Miller, Berry Burrell, and Joseph Allen.[295]
James, William African American Cairo Alexander Illinois November 11, 1909 Murder of a white woman three days earlier[296] [267]
Salzner, Henry 30 White Cairo Alexander Illinois November 11, 1909 Murder of his wife the previous year Dragged from his jail cell and hanged from a telegraph pole.[297]

1910–1919

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Brooks, Allen 60 African American Dallas Dallas Texas March 3, 1910 Brooks was accused of raping Mary Beuvens, a two-and-a-half year old girl On March 3, 1910, Brooks was in the Dallas County Courthouse to face trial. A mob tied a rope around his neck and pulled him out of the courthouse window. Brooks landed on his head on the street below. He was dragged by a car to Elks Arch at the intersection of Main Street and Akard Street. There the mob hanged him from a telephone pole.[298]
Etherington, Carl Mayes 17 White Newark Licking Ohio July 8, 1910 Killing a man in self defense Etherington had been sworn in as a law officer by the Granville town mayor to enforce "prohibition" of alcohol in a "wet town"; shot and killed a man who assaulted him; officer taken from jail and lynched by mob in Newark, Ohio[299]
Gentry, Henry African American Belton Bell Texas July 24, 1910 Murder of Constable J. Mitchell Shot and burned[300][301][302]
Albano, Angelo Italian Tampa Hillsborough Florida September 1910 Complicity in a shooting [303]
Ficarotta, Castenge
Richardson, Grant African American Centreville Bibb Alabama October 12, 1910 Rape Shot
Rodriguez, Antonio 20 Latino Rocksprings Edwards Texas November 3, 1910 Accused of murdering White Texan Antonio Rodriguez was a 20 year old migrant worker from Mexico. On November 2, Antonio was accused of murdering a White Texan, which led to him getting arrested and jailed. On November 3, 1910, a mob took him from his jail cell and burned him alive.[304][305]
Unknown African American Andalusia Covington Alabama 1911 Postcard of victim, postmarked 1911, appeared in Crisis Magazine January 1912 p. 118[306]
Marshall, Eugene African American Shelbyville Shelby Kentucky January 16, 1911 Convicted of murdering an aged negro woman Three men (Eugene Marshall, Wade Patterson, James West) lynched at the same time after the mob broke into jail after threatening the jailor for the keys. All three were hanged from the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge. One rope for two men (Patterson and West) was used, which snapped. Afterward, they were shot multiple times.[45]
Patterson, Wade Charged with detaining Miss Elizabeth Rubel, a white nineteen-year old Shelbyville girl
West, James Charged with detaining Miss Mary Coley, a young white girl.
Porter, Will African American Livermore McLean Kentucky April 20, 1911 Shooting a white man Shot in an opera house
Nelson, Laura 33 African American Okemah Okfuskee Oklahoma May 25, 1911 Killing of Deputy Sheriff George H. Loney[307] Gang-raped and lynched together with her son, 14, after trying to protect him during a meat-pilfering investigation.[308]
Nelson, L.D. 14
Bradford, William African American Chunky Newton Mississippi June 16, 1911 Accused of attempted murder of two white farmers [309]
Gomez, Antonio 14 Latino Thorndale Milam Texas June 19, 1911 Killing a German man After trying to escape a mob that surrounded the 14-year-old boy, he ended up killing a German man named Charles Zieschang which led to the 14 year old's arrest. While being transported to the jailhouse, four men intercepted the two people taking Antonio and successfully lynched Antonio Gomez.[304]
Jones, Commodore 26 African American Farmersville Collin Texas August 11, 1911 Accused of insulting a white woman over the telephone. Crowd of around 75 men and boys gained access to Jones's cell and marched him to the outskirts of town, where he was forced to climb a telephone pole and was hanged.[310][311]
Lee, John African American Durant Bryan Oklahoma August 12, 1911 Assault and murder of a white woman Picture of victim appeared in Crisis Magazine January 1912 p. 122:[306] Shot and burned[300]
Walker, Zachariah 20–24 African American Coatesville Chester Pennsylvania August 16, 1911 Killing of a police officer, possibly in self-defense Taken from hospital room and burned alive. Fifteen men and teenage boys were indicted, but all were acquitted at trials.[312]
Harrison, Ernest African American Wickliffe Ballard Kentucky September 11, 1911 Robbery and murder of an elderly black man The three men were accused of the robbery and murder of Washington Thomas, an elderly black man.[313]
Reed, Sam
Howard, Frank
2 Unknown men African American Prior to December 1911 Picture of victims appeared in Crisis Magazine twice; first, a cropped picture of one victim in December 1911 in article "Jesus Christ in Georgia" (p. 70)[306] and a full picture of both victims in January 1912 p. 122[306]
Johnson, King 28 African American Brooklyn Anne Arundel Maryland December 26, 1911 Alleged murder of Frederick Schwab. Johnson was to be transported to Annapolis for his safety that same day, but those plans were delayed. Around two o'clock in the morning on December 26, 1911, a mob broke into the unguarded jail where Johnson was kept. When Johnson fought back preventing a noose from being placed on his neck, he was beaten with irons and shot.[71][314]
Lewis, Sanford African American Fort Smith Sebastian Arkansas 1912 Shooting a constable Five policemen fined $100 each for "nonfeasance of office". Entire police force fired. Mayor voted out. Man charged with lynching acquitted.[315]
Unknown African American Florida(?) Prior to February 3, 1912 Picture of victim appeared in Crisis Magazine March 1912 p. 209:[card purchased 3 Feb 1912 in Palm Beach Florida][306][316]
Davis, Dan 25 African American Tyler Smith Texas 1912 Assault and rape of a 16 year old white girl Burned alive by a mob[317]
Edwards, Rob African American Cumming Forsyth Georgia September 1912 Alleged murder of 18-year-old woman Taken out of his jail cell by an armed mob; hanged and shot.[318]
Johnson, Walter African American Princeton Mercer West Virginia September 4, 1912 Assault and rape of a 14-year-old girl Taken out of his jail cell by an armed mob; hanged and shot.[319]
9 Mexicans Latino El Paso El Paso Texas 1913 Being Mexican bandits Hanged[320]
Delgadillio, Demecio 28 Latino Albuquerque Bernalillo New Mexico 1913 Murder Demecio killed Mrs. Soledad Zarrazino De Pino in a fit of jealous which led to him being hanged in Bernalillo County Jail[321]
White, Henry African American Campville Alachua Florida 1913 Found under white woman's bed Hanged, noose broke, shot.[154]
Williams, Andrew 35 African American Houston Chickasaw Mississippi 1913 Murder of John C. Williams, Wife of the Deputy Chancery Clerk Dragged from jail and hanged at a nearby tree, upon the alleged statement of two African-American women;[322] the women who made the statement were arrested the next day for making a false statement, according to one source[323] and/or disappeared.[324] The day after Williams was lynched, a second African American, named in different reports as 'Divel Rucker', 'Dizell Rucker' and 'Dibrell Tucker; was lynched and burned at the stake on the assumption that he, not Williams, was the actual murderer[325][326]
Rucker, Divel 20 African American Houston Chickasaw Mississippi 1913 Murder of John C. Williams, Wife of the Deputy Chancery Clerk The day after Andrew Williams was lynched by hanging for this murder, Rucker was presumed by the mob to be the actual murderer and, allegedly, confessed to the crime. He was tied to an iron stake, covered with tar, and set afire. The family of the victim shot him as he was burning[327] According to the New York Sun report, "The Rucker lynching was the most spectacular in the history of Mississippi and there was no attempt at concealment or evasion."[328][326]
Green, Joe 16 African American Heath Covington Alabama February 25, 1913 Fatal shooting of Nobie Spicer Shot and killed by a mob led by the victim's husband who identified Green as the murderer.[329] Samuel Spicer Jr. would later be convicted of the murder of his wife, Nobie, and sentenced to life in prison. He was paroled in December 1929, but then fled.[330]
Collins, J.C. about 34 African American Mondak Roosevelt Montana April 4, 1913 Murder of Sheridan County Sheriff Thomas Courtney and a deputized citizen Hanged from a telephone pole[331][332]
Simmons, Bennie/Dennis African American Anadarko Caddo Oklahoma June 13, 1913 Killing a 16-year-old girl Taken from officers; was lynched and burned[333]
Richardson, Joseph African American Leitchfield Grayson Kentucky September 26, 1913 Assaulting a white girl Town drunk who accidentally stumbled near girl; hanged[334]
Padilla, Adolfo Latino Santa Fe Santa Fe New Mexico 1914 Accused of killing his wife A mob of masked men seized Padilla from the jail and chopped his body into pieces.[335]
Martínez Jr., León 18 Latino Pecos Reeves Texas 1914 Killing a White woman On July 28, 1911, Leon Martinez was tried for the murder of a white woman. They used the forced confessions as evidence of him committing murder and he was sentenced to death but it was postponed due to the outrage. On May 11, 1914, Leon was executed by hanging.
Gonzales, Isidro Latino Oakville Live Oak Texas 1914 Choking a county jailer to death Isidro was accused to have choke Harry Hinton to death and escaped from jail. He was found riddle with bullets after his escape.[336]
Turner, Allen 47 African American Western area of Parish (county) Union Louisiana March 1914 Accused of assaulting a white man (J.P. McDougall)[337] J.P. McDougall was whipping Allen Turner's son. Allen was defending his son. Taken from deputy sheriff and shot to death. It is said that Allen's body was then dragged through the roads of Spearsville.
Shields, Dallas African American Fayette Howard Missouri 1914 Murdering a police officer [338]
Sullivan, Fred African American Byhalia Marshall Mississippi 1914 Alleged barn burning. Fred Sullivan and his wife May confessed after nooses were placed around their necks. The couple were hanged by a mob of more than 100.[339]
Sullivan, May
Unidentified man African American Cedarbluff Oktibbeha Mississippi 1915 Entering the room of a white woman [340]
11 Mexican-Americans Latino Lyford Willacy Texas 1915 Supposedly were Mexican Bandits After hearing news of Luis De La Rose had been killed in battle, Sheriff Vann went to Mission, Texas to see if the news was true, on the way, American troops found the bodies of 11 Mexicans. Commander Blocksom ordered an investigation to investigate the killings. He believed that the Mexicans were not Bandits and were peaceful Mexicans who were killed due to race hatred after the Progreso battle.[341]
Sheffield, Caesar 17 African American Lake Park Lowndes Georgia April 17, 1915 Allegedly stealing meat from a smokehouse owned by a white man. Jailors abandoned the jail allowing a mob to take Caesar Sheffield to a field where they shot him multiple times and left his body.[342]
Leon, José Latino Southern Arizona Pima Arizona April 19, 1915 Outlawry Two white police officers interrogated the brothers and accused them of being outlaws. They hung the brothers from a tree and left their bodies to rot in the desert gulch.[335]
Leon, Hilario
Ward, Benjamin E. 37 White Norman Cleveland Oklahoma May 9, 1915 Murdering his wife Mob expected him to be freed on grounds of insanity.[343]
Green, Alonzo African American Jones Georgia July 4, 1915 Mob ran into them while hunting for the murderer of white farmer [344]
Green, James D. 14
Bostick, William
Manriquez, Lorenzo Latino Mercedes Hidalgo Texas July 23–24, 1915 Resisting arrest Shot[345]
Manriquez, Gorgonio
Muñóz, Adolfo Latino Brownsville Cameron Texas July 28, 1915 Murder and horse theft While being transported by Sheriff Frank Carr, a group of seven to eight men held the Sheriff at gun point, taking Adolfo and later hanging him from a tree.[346]
Stanley, Will African American Temple Bell Texas July 29–30, 1915 Murder of 3 children and assaulting parents Lynched and burned. Stanley Claimed to have been accessory to murders and claimed leader of mob had hired him and other 2 men[347][348]
Frank, Leo 31 Jewish Marietta Cobb Georgia August 17, 1915 Killing a 13-year-old girl No charges filed; posthumously pardoned.
Six Mexicans Latino Brownsville Cameron Texas August 18, 1915 Murder Two of the Mexicans were taken from San Benito jail and the other four Mexicans were taken from Mercedes where they shot to death and bodies burned on the side of a road.[349]
Five Mexicans 33, others unknown Latino South Texas Culberson Texas August 30, 1915 Horse theft Pascual Orozco successfully executed a planned escape to Sierra Blanca where he met up with leaders and future cabinet members where they crossed into Dick Love's ranch who accused them of stealing his horses and later got the Rangers and other law enforcement to look for the men where they found the men camping in a box canyon where they killed all 5 of the men.
Bazán, Jesus 67 Latino Hidalgo Texas September 27, 1915 No accusation Jesus and Antonio went to report that a few of their horses had been stolen to the Texas Rangers. After they reported that stuff to the Rangers and left, Ranger Henry Ransom followed Jesus and Antonio and shot both of them dead. Henry Ransom had called for the bodies to be left in the open to spread fear across the town.[305]
Longoria, Antonio 49
10 Mexican-Americans Latino Olmito Cameron Texas October 19, 1915 Train wrecking and murder After a train wrecking that killed 3 people, the Americans began to hang or shoot Mexicans who they thought were involved in the wreck[350]
Stevenson, Cordella African American Columbus Lowndes Mississippi December 15, 1915 Her son was accused of burning a white man's barn, he was unavailable, so they raped and murdered her Her husband Arch was never seen alive after December 15[351]
Brown, Jeff African American Cedarbluff Oktibbeha Mississippi 1916 Bumping into a white girl at a train station Pictures of his lynching were sold to white citizens for five cents each.[352]
Lang, Ed African American Rice Navarro Texas 1916 "Attacking a young woman." Taken from a sheriff's posse and hanged.[353]
Richards, John African American Goldsboro Wayne North Carolina January 12, 1916 murder Taken from jail and lynched[354]
Washington, Jesse 17 African American Waco McLennan Texas May 15, 1916 Murder Washington confessed and a jury found him guilty. Dragged behind car, castrated, fingers cut off, ear cut off, burned alive. Professionally photographed; pictures sold as postcards. Lynching of "political value" to Sheriff and to the judge who presided over his trial. "On the way to the scene of the burning, people on every hand took a hand in showing their feelings in the matter by striking the Negro with anything obtainable, some struck him with shovels, bricks, clubs and others stabbed him and cut him until when he was strung up his body was a solid color of red."[355]: 5 
Buenrostro, Jose 25 Latino Brownsville Cameron Texas May 19, 1916 Murder of A. L. Austin and Charles Austin The 2 Mexican men were accused of having killed A. L. Austin and his son in raids the fall of 1915, they were hanged in Cameron County Jail[356][357]
Chapa, Melquiades 20–23
Hoskins, Silas African American Elaine Phillips Arkansas Summer of 1916 "Vanished"; believed to have been killed because a white man coveted his successful saloon business. Uncle of author Richard Wright.
Lerma, Geronimo 18 Latino Brownwood Brown Texas June 20, 1916 Assaulting a White woman Greonimo was suspected to have assaulted one of the white woman in the town which led to him being shot and left dead.[358]
Baskins, Rev. Josh J. Adults African American Newberry Alachua Florida August 18, 1916 Helping a man who had shot and killed a constable James Dennis was shot. The others were hanged. Mary Dennis had two children and was pregnant. Stella Young had four children.[154][359]
Dennis, Bert
Dennis, James
Dennis, Mary
McHenry, Andrew
Young, Stella
Crawford, Anthony 51 African American Abbeville Abbeville South Carolina October 21, 1916 Offensive language Coroner's jury: "persons unknown"[360]
Boleta, Paulo White (Italian American) Greenwich Village New York City New York December 14, 1916 Murderous assault Randomly fired a revolver on a crowded street, wounding a bystander. Chased down by mob of 500 men and boys. Beaten and trampled to death.[361]
Daley, Starr 26 White Pinal Arizona May 6, 1917 Homicide (Two murders) plus two rapes Accused admitted guilt in trial; taken from sheriff en route to jail and hanged from a telephone pole; last lynching in Arizona
Persons, Ell about 50 African American Memphis Shelby Tennessee May 22, 1917 Raping and killing a white girl No charges filed.
Scott, Lation 32 African American Dyer Dyer Tennessee December 2, 1917 Rape of a white woman Scott was tortured for 3.5 hours and then burned alive by an angry mob on Sunday December 2, 1917.[362]
15 Mexican Americans 15–50 Latino Porvenir Presidio Texas 1918 Accused of stealing and ambushing Texas Rangers January 28, 1918, Texas Rangers enter Porvenir and took 15 Mexican American boys and men away from the town and executed all 15 by gun shot[363]
4 Mexicans Latino Douglas Cochise Arizona 1918 Robbery and murder Seized from homes and hanged[364]
McIlherron, Jim African American Estill Springs Franklin Tennessee February 12, 1918 Killing two white people Tortured, then burned alive. Spectators came from as far as 50 miles away.[365][366][367]
McNeel, George African American Monroe Ouachita Louisiana March 16, 1918 Accused of Assaulting a white woman [no proof] [368][user-generated source]
Prager, Robert 30 White (German-American) Collinsville Madison Illinois April 5, 1918 Socialist; sympathy to Germany during World War I Forced to sing patriotic songs and kiss the flag, before being hanged.
García, Florencio 33 Latino Port Isabel Cameron Texas April 5, 1918 Robbery Two rangers had taken Garcia into custody for a theft investigation. The next day they let Garcia go, and were last seen escorting him on a mule. Garcia was never seen again. A month after the interrogation, bones and Garcia's clothing were found beside the road where the Rangers claimed to have let Garcia go. The Rangers were arrested for murder, freed on bail, and acquitted due to lack of evidence.[369][370]: 80 
Turner, Hayes 25 African American Morven Brooks Georgia May 18, 1918 Accused of helping kill an abusive landowner. Wife Mary killed next day for defending him.
Turner, Mary 18 African American Bridge joining Brooks and Lowndes Georgia May 19, 1918 Publicly opposed and threatened legal action against white people who had murdered her husband, unfairly accused (according to her) of killing an abusive landowner. Hanged upside down from a tree, doused her in gasoline and motor oil and set her on fire. Turner was still alive when a member of the mob split her abdomen open with a knife and her unborn child fell on the ground. The baby was stomped and crushed as it fell to the ground. Turner's body was riddled with hundreds of bullets.[371]
Thompson, Allie African American Culpeper Culpeper Virginia 1918 Assault [142]
Kinkkonen, Olli 38 White (Finnish-American) Duluth St. Louis County Minnesota September 18, 1918 Refusal to join the military during World War I Tarred and feathered before being hanged.
Taylor, George African American Rolesville Wake North Carolina November 5, 1918 Rape of a white woman No charges were filed.[372] There is a Web site on this lynching.[373]
Woodson, Joel African American Green River Sweatwater Wyoming December 10, 1918 Argument with a waitress Hanged in railroad terminal[374][375]
Clark, Andrew 15 African American Shubuta ("hanging bridge") Clarke Mississippi December 20, 1918 Alleged murder of dentist Dentist had affairs with both sisters, who were pregnant, likely with his child; the brothers had romantic interest in the girls. After the lynching the babies were seen squirming in their mothers bellies.[376]
Clark, Major 20
Howze, Alma 16
Howze, Maggie 20
Ashley, Bob African American Dublin Laurens Georgia 1919 Hoped to shoot someone else A group of men thought another man might be inside Ashley's house, so they shot into the house, mortally wounding Ashley.[377]
Hamilton, Eugene African American Jasper Georgia 1919 Convicted by all-white jury of attempting to shoot a white farmer; case before Georgia Court of Appeals. Mob of 60 stopped car of sheriff who was driving him for protection to nearest large city, Macon. Driven to a bridge in Jasper County and shot to death. Governor was "livid".[378]: 233–234 
Prince, Henry African American Hawkinsville Pulaski Georgia 1919 Unknown [379]
Waters, Jim African American Johnson Georgia 1919 Rape accusation Investigation closed in one hour with no witnesses interviewed.[379]
Little, Wilbur African American Blakely Early Georgia April 1919 Wearing uniform of his WWI military service to the United States
Wilkins, Willie African American Perkins (near) Jenkins Georgia April 13, 1919 Friend of man believed to have killed lawman. [378]: 8 
Ruffin, John Son of man believed to have killed lawman. [378]: 7–8 
Ruffin, Henry Son of man believed to have killed lawman. [378]: 7–8 
Mack, Daniel 24 African American Worth Georgia April 14, 1919 Brushing up against a white man while walking Beaten; survived by playing dead
Holden, George African American Monroe (near) Ouachita Louisiana April 29, 1919 Writing a suggestive note to a white woman[380] Mob stopped a train, dragged him off, and shot him.[378]: 18 
Richards, Benny African American Warrenton Warren Georgia May 1, 1919 Accused of murdering his ex-wife and shooting 5 others 300 men lynched Richards, a farmer.[381][382]
Clay, Lloyd African American Vicksburg Warren Mississippi May 15, 1919 False rape accusation 1000 men broke through three steel doors to abduct Clay from jail before hanging, shooting, and burning him.[383]
Moore, Will African American Ten Mile Stone Mississippi May 20, 1919 Shooting J.H. Rogers Lynched[384]
Livingston, Frank 25 African American El Dorado Union Arkansas May 21, 1919 False murder accusation One of many returning WWI veterans lynched in 1919.[385]
Washington, Berry 72 African American Milan Dodge and Telfair Georgia May 26, 1919 Defended black girls from white home invaders. Many black homes burned to discourage citizens from coming forward[386]
Lynch, Jay 28 White Missouri Barton Missouri May 28, 1919 Murder Hanged.
Walters, Lemuel African American Longview Gregg Texas June 17, 1919 Making "indecent advances" to a white woman The report of the affair and the subsequent coverup led to the Longview riots.[387]
Robinson, Robert 55 African American Chicago Cook Illinois June 23, 1919 He was black, and they wanted to kill a black Robinson was an Army Reserve veteran. Part of the Chicago race riot of 1919.[388][389]
Hartfield, John African American Ellisville Jones Mississippi June 26, 1919 Assaulting a young white woman "The biggest newspaper in the state, Jackson Daily News, carried headlines announcing the exact time and place of the coming orgy.[390] Ten thousand people answered the paper's invitation and they were addressed by the District Attorney, T. W. Wilson, while the lynching was going on."[391]: 9 [392]
Jennings, Chilton 28 African American Gilmer Upshur County Texas July 24, 1919 Assaulted a white women, Mrs. Virgie Haggard He was arrested and a mob of about 1,000 white people stormed the jail and broke down the door with sledgehammers. A noose was placed around his neck and he was dragged by horse to the town square where he was hanged.[393] Four people were later arrested for the lynching, murder indictments were served for Willie Howell, Charlie Lansdale, Fritz Boyd, and Francis Flanagan.[394][395][396]
Gorman, Samuel 17 African American Darby Delaware Pennsylvania July 23, 1919 Alleged murder Attempted lynching
Harper, Elisha 25 African American Newberry Newberry South Carolina July 24, 1919 Insulting a 14-year-old girl Attempted lynching
Williams, Eugene 17 African American Chicago Cook Illinois July 27, 1919 Racial unrest A white officer refused to arrest the murderer, and instead arrested a black man who complained about it.[397][398]
Cox, Obe African American Oglethorpe Georgia September 10, 1919 Accused of murdering a white farmer's wife Taken to the scene of the crime, his body riddled with bullets and burned at the stake. Several thousand persons witnessed the scene. Controversial as the local Black communisty "thanked" the mob for just killing Cox and not attacking their community.[399]
Gonzalez, Jose Latino Pueblo Pueblo Colorado September 13, 1919 Killing patrolman Accused of shooting and killing a patrolman Jeff Evans, which they were arrested and charged for. A mob broke into the jail captured and hung from the girders of a bridge.[400]
Ortez, Salvador
Brown, William 41 African American Omaha Douglas Nebraska September 28, 1919 Rape Part of the Omaha race riot of 1919
Phifer, Miles (or Relius) African American Montgomery Montgomery Alabama September 29, 1919 Assault of a white woman Was wearing military uniform[401]
Crosky, Robert [401]
Temple, Willie African American Montgomery Montgomery Alabama September 30, 1919 Killing a police officer [401]
Jones, Paul African American Macon (near) Bibb Georgia November 2, 1919 Assault of a white woman Mob of 400 found him, refused to turn him over to sheriff's deputies. Soaked in gasoline, set on fire; shot while he burned.[378]: 241  Hanged/shot/burned in railyard.[402][403]
Jameson, Jordan 50 African American Magnolia Columbia Arkansas November 11, 1919 Killing a sheriff Burned to death in the public square.[378]: 241 
Everest, Wesley 28 White Centralia Lewis Washington November 11, 1919 Homicide Hanged from a bridge during the Centralia Massacre labor conflict
Richardson, Allie/Halley 18 African American Moberly Randolph Missouri November 16, 1919 Assault and robbery of white farmer Edward Thompson Attempted to hang all four men on one branch, which subsequently broke. Three escaped, one shot and was killed (unclear who).
Adams, George 18
Taylor, Sanford 20
Anderson, James
Mosely, Sam African American Lake City Columbia Florida November 29, 1919 Accused of assaulting a white woman. [404]

1920–1929

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Scott, Henry African American Bartow Polk Florida 1920 Asking a white woman to wait until he had prepared another woman's train berth Shot[405]
Clayton, Elias 18–19 African American Duluth St. Louis Minnesota June 15, 1920 Rape of a teenage girl Taken from jail by mob, given mock trials, beaten and hanged from light-post.[406] Three members of the mob received prison terms of up to 5 years for rioting, albeit none of them were convicted of murder.[407]
Jackson, Elmer 23
McGhie, Isaac 19–20
Gathers, Phillip African American Effingham Georgia June 21, 1920 Murder Shot, burned, and hanged
Arthur, Irving 19 African American Paris Lamar Texas July 6, 1920 Murder Pulled from jail and burned alive
Arthur, Herman 28
Roach, Edward "Red" 25 African American Roxboro Person North Carolina July 7, 1920 Assaulting of a 13-year-old white girl Shot to death, then hanged
Daniels, Lige 16–18 African American Center Shelby Texas August 3, 1920 Accused of murdering a white woman. Taken from jail by a mob of approximately 1,000 to the town square and hanged[408][409]
Belton, Roy 18 White Tulsa Tulsa Oklahoma August 28, 1920 Suspicion of murder of cab driver [410]
Perry, Julius "July" 52 African American Ocoee Orange Florida November 3, 1920 Sign on body: "This is what we do to niggers that vote." Prosperous black farmer.[411]
Thomas, Wade African American Jonesboro Craighead Arkansas December 26, 1920 Murder of a police officer Taken from jail by a mob, hanged from a telegraph pole, then riddled with bullets.[412]
Lowry, Henry
("a negro sharecropper")
African American Nodena Mississippi Arkansas 1921 Asked for his wages Burned to death; crowd of 500[391]: 3 
Baird, William Roosevelt 21 White Walker Alabama January 13, 1921 Union activity; killing in self defense Dragged by automobile, beaten, left for dead tied to a tree in front of Slick Lizard Mine
Tuggles, Brownie African American Hope Hempstead Arkansas March 15, 1921 Assaulting a white woman
Eley, Jesse 46 African American Murfreesboro Hertford North Carolina June 20, 1921 Owned a 50-acre farm which caused jealousy from some white neighbors. Jesse Eley was returning from the market in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. He bought some grain for his cattle. He had two workers riding with him in his horse-drawn wagon. As he reached the outskirts of town, he entered a path that went into a wooded area. Several men were hiding in the woods entrance waiting for him. As his wagon entered the woods, the men stopped Jesse. They began beating him and eventually hanged him on a tree. Jesse's workers took off running. One of them ran back to Jesse's farm to let the family know what was happening. The family got a horse-drawn buggy and went to rescue him. By the time they got there, Jesse was barely alive. They found him because he raised one of his legs in the air to let them know where he was.

Jesse had a hole in his head, and his stomach was cut open. His throat was seizing up because of the hanging. As they put him into the buggy, he died.[413][414]

Daniel, Eugene 16 African American Pittsboro Chatham North Carolina September 18, 1921 Walking into a white girl's bedroom Hanged from a tree with tire chains, shot
Turner, William 18 African American Helena Phillips Arkansas November 18, 1921 Alleged assault of 15-year-old white girl Shot, dragged to the park, doused in gasoline and lit on fire
Cade, Henry 25 African American Sour Lake Hardin Texas November 26, 1921 Rape of an 8 year old white girl Taken from jail and hanged by a mob[415]
Rouse, Fred 33 African American Fort Worth Tarrant Texas December 11, 1921 Shot two While hired as a strikebreaker for a whites-only union, he was attacked and shot two union protesters.
Hackney, "Curley" 30 White Waco McLennan Texas December 13, 1921 Rape of an 8-year-old girl Taken from jail and hanged by a mob[416][417]
Cabeza, Manuel 34 White (Canarian) Key West Monroe Florida December 25, 1921 Was in a relationship with an African American woman Shot a man who tarred and feathered him (because of his common law marriage); lynched by Ku Klux Klan.
McAllister, Bill African American Near the border of Williamsburg and Florence Counties Florence South Carolina January 8, 1922 Was in a relationship with a white woman Bill McAllister was killed by gunshot. The news of this lynching did not reach the national media until January 8, 1922, and so it is recorded as the first lynching of 1922 in America.[418] The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary recorded five lynching incidents recorded in December 1921, none of which in South Carolina
Hickson, Lincoln Lincoln Hickson was reportedly killed by gunfire but other sources say he survived the lynching
Jenkins, Willie Lee African American Eufaula Barbour Alabama January 10, 1922 Dispute with his boss' wife. Newspapers reported that he "insulted a white woman." Shot
Brooks, Jake African American Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma January 14, 1922 Working as a strike breaker Hanged. Five men later pleaded guilty to Brooks's murder and were each sentenced to life in prison.
Strong, Charles African American Mayo Lafayette Florida January 17, 1922 Participated in a shooting that killed mailman W.R. Taylor Hanged
Bell, William Arthur 20 African American Pontotoc Mississippi January 29, 1922 Assault of a white woman Shot[419]
Conner/Connor, Drew 22–23 White Bolinger Choctaw Alabama January 28, 1922 Unknown A charred body of a white man was discovered on January 28, 1922, by H.T. Raines. Investigators determined that he was burned a few weeks earlier. The body was strung between two trees and a large pile of wood was piled around him. It was reported that the body was most likely Drew Connor who went missing Christmas 1921 but the only clues to the identity were some overall buttons found in the ash.[419][420]
Thrasher, Will African American Crystal Springs Copiah Mississippi February 1, 1922 Assault of white woman Hanged
Harrison, John (or Harry Harrison) 38 African American Malvern Hot Spring Arkansas February 2, 1922 Harassing white women Shot[419]
Duarte, Manuel Hispanic Cameron Texas February 2, 1922 Refused to leave farm Shot for not leaving the farm where he worked
Norman, P. African American Texarkana Miller Arkansas February 11, 1922 Forced a deputy to drive at gunpoint Pulled from a car and shot four times by masked men.[419]
Jones, Will 28 African American Ellaville Schley Georgia February 13, 1922 Unknown Shot
Baker, William 18 African American Aberdeen Monroe Mississippi March 8, 1922 Assault on white girl Hanged
Culpepper, Brown White Holly Grove Franklin Louisiana March 11, 1922 Unknown Brown Culpepper was living in Holly Grove, Louisiana with his two kids, his wife having moved to Natchez two years earlier. On Saturday, March 11, 1922, a party of unmasked men came to the house he was staying at; when they did not find him, they went to the house of J.R. Hutto where Culpepper was visiting. They called for him to come out but when he didn't, they stormed into the house and shot Culpepper dead.

Sheriff Jesse Gilbert of Winnsboro arrested eight people for involvement in the murder: P. M. Usery Sr., Albert Farrington, P. M. Usery Jr., J. C. Farrington, Charley Parson, George Wactor, Charlie Calendor and Eugene Bradshaw.[419][421]

Williams, Alfred African American Harlem Columbia Georgia March 12, 1922 Assault with a firearm Alfred Williams was lynched on March 12, 1922, in Harlem, Georgia for allegedly shooting and wounding L.O. Anderson, a white farmer. Anderson recovered from his wounds.
Tompkins, George 19 African American Indianapolis Marion Indiana March 16, 1922 No accusation made Memorial Service Marked the 100th Anniversary of the Event in 2022[422]
Ingram, Jerry African American Crawford Lowndes Mississippi March 17, 1922 Assault on white woman The wife of a popular farmer, Mrs Dewey, was attacked. She was able to yell for help and the attacker fled. Bloodhounds found a man, Jerry Ingram, 8 miles (13 km) from the scene of the attack and he was lynched.[423][424]
Unidentified Man White Okay Wagoner Oklahoma March 19, 1922 Body of a man chained/tied to a tree was discovered in the Arkansas River near Okay, Oklahoma. He was wearing clothes of "an excellent grade" and had a handkerchief with the initial "B"[425][426][419]
Smith, Alex 60 African American Gulfport Harrison Mississippi March 22, 1922 Ran "a house of ill fame" Hanged
Curry, McKinley 23 African American Kirvin Freestone Texas May 6, 1922 Murder of white, 17-year-old Eula Ausley The two white men, Claude and Audey Prowell, who were initially arrested, were released and the sheriff released a statement that they were not involved in the murder of Eula Ausley. Author Monte Akers in his book "Flames After Midnight: Murder, Vengeance and the Desolation of a Texas Community", concluded that McKinley "Snap" Curry conspired with Claude and Audey Prowell to kill and murder Eula Ausley and that Mose Jones and Johnny Cornish were innocent. Tom Cornish was killed on May 8, 1922.
Cornish, Johnny (or H. Varney) 19
Jones, Mose 46
Cornish, Tom May 8, 1922
Early, Thomas (aka Thomas Early, Jim Earlie) 25 African American Plantersville Grimes Texas May 17, 1922 Assault of white woman Burned
Atkins, Charles 15 African American Davisboro Washington Georgia May 18, 1922 Murder of white woman Burned
Owens, Hullen African American Texarkana Bowie Texas May 19, 1922 Murder Hanged (body burned)
Winters, Joe 20 African American Conroe Montgomery Texas May 20, 1922 Assault of white 14-year-old Burned
Bozier, Mose 60 African American Alleyton Colorado Texas May 20, 1922 Assault of a white woman Hanged
Wilson, Gilbert African American Bryan Brazos Texas May 23, 1922 Stealing cattle Beaten to death
Thomas, Jesse 23 African American Waco McLennan Texas May 26, 1922 Assault of white woman and murder of her companion Shot (body burned)
Byrd, William African American Brentwood Wayne Georgia May 28, 1922 Manslaughter Shot (body burned)
Collins, Robert African American Summit Pike Mississippi June 20, 1922 Assault of a young white woman Hanged
Lewis, Warren 17 African American New Dacus Montgomery Texas June 23, 1922 Assault of a white woman Hanged
Harvey, James African American Lanes Bridge Liberty Georgia July 1, 1922 Assault of employer's wife Hanged
Jordan, Joe
Tankard, Philip African American Belhaven Beaufort North Carolina July 5, 1922 Rioting Tankard was shot to death after riots following a July 4 celebration by J.F. Burrows who was deputized to help put down the riots.[419][427]
Pemberton, Joe African American Benton Bossier Louisiana July 7, 1922 Shot two Black women Joe Pemberton was in the Bossier Parish jail in Benton, Louisiana for shooting two Black women. A white mob surrounded the jail, overpowered Deputy Sheriff J.A. Wilson, and took Pemberton. His body was later found hanging from a tree in Black Bayou swamp, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Benton.[428][429][419]
Davis, Jake 62 African- merican Miller Georgia July 14, 1922 Consensual relationship with 26-year-old Ethel Skittel Hanged by white mob. After the event, the Miller County Liberal wrote that "hundreds of the citizens throughout the county regret this lynching. Many have said [Ethel Skittel] was guiltier than Jake."[419]
Mack, Oscar 29-years-old during the lynching attempt African American Lake Jennie Jewel Orange Florida July 19, 1922 Shooting death of two white men According to contemporary sources, Mack was reported to be lynched.[419] However, he was able to escape and died at 67-years-old in Ohio.
Anderson, William African American Moultrie Colquitt Georgia July 24, 1922 Assaulting a white 15-year-old girl Three men had seized William Anderson and chained him inside a car. While waiting to drop him off to the police outside the Moultrie, Georgia jail, an unknown man jumped in and sped off. Andersen's bullet-ridden body was later found a few miles away next to the Ellenton, Georgia Reedy Creek Baptist Church. The Colquit county grand Jury was called into special session to investigate the people behind the lynching but was quickly adjourned due to lack of evidence.[430][431][419]
West, John 50 African American Guernsey Hempstead Arkansas July 28, 1922 Fight over West using a drinking cup The newspaper The Little River News reported that West was probably shot and killed "after he flourished a pistol and threatened the men who intended only to whip him."[432][419]
Harris, Gilbert 28 African American Hot Springs Garland Arkansas August 1, 1922 Killing of Maurice Connelly (insurance solicitor) in a burglary gone wrong A white mob, some 500 strong, broke into the jail and seized Gilbert Harris after overpowering the police in the public square (actually a triangle shape in front of the Como hotel). Even though Harris had a history of break and enters, he professed his innocence. The mob later took the corpse back and laid it in the jail.[433][434][419]
Glover, John 35 African American Holton Bibb County Georgia August 2, 1922 Manslaughter of Deputy Sheriff Walter C. Byrd Beaten, tied to a tree, riddled with bullets and lit on fire. Corpse was displayed in the Black community of Macon.
Blackwell, Bayner African American Swansboro Onslow North Carolina August 6, 1922 Murder of Cy Jones Onslow Sheriff claims Blackwell wasn't lynched, rather run out of town. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary report claims he was shot.[419]
Steelman, John 35 African American Lambert Quitman Mississippi August 23, 1922 Assault on a white woman, Mrs. Bruce White Mr. Bruce White had hired Steelman for some work. White and Steelman ate breakfast at White's house and then walked to the work site. Steelman made an excuse and returned to White's house where he allegedly attacked Mrs. Bruce White. Her yelling alerted a Black field hand who had run away after Mrs. White started screaming. A mob then hunted him down and, even though he had a gun, were able to capture him. John Steelman was tied to a stake wood piled around him and then the pyre was ignited by Mrs. Bruce White.[419][435][436]
Rivers, Thomas 25 African American Bossier Parish Bossier Louisiana August 30, 1922 Assault of a white woman When Thomas Rivers was arrested, the community threatened to lynch him. He was being moved to the Benton jail when a mob overpowered the officers and took Rivers. His body was found hanging near the Shreveport-Bossier highway about 12 miles (19 km) from Shreveport, Louisiana.[437][438][419]
Daniel, Filmore Watt 35 White Mer Rouge Morehouse Louisiana August 24, 1922 Spoke out against KKK activities Ku-Klux Klan kidnapped the men on August 24, 1922, and the bodies were discovered in nearby Lake Lafourche on December 24, 1922.
Richards, Thomas F. 30
Long, Jim Reed African American Winder Barrow Georgia September 2, 1922 Attack of a white woman, 19-year-old Ms. Violet Wood, daughter of Rev. John H. Wood Ms. Violet Wood was visiting the house of her aunt, Ms. Pearl Saunders, when she interrupted a burglary allegedly undertaken by Jim Reed Long. Startled to find Wood in the house, he struck her with an iron bar. After his arrest, a mob quickly gathered in Winder, demanding that Long be handed over. Sheriff Camp was able to get Long out of the Barrows county jail in Winder but when he was taking him to Atlanta, he was stopped on the roads, overpowered and Jim Reed Long was taken by a mob and hanged.[439][440][441] Some reports say by the Ku-Klux Klan.[419] News media of the time repeated that the lynching was "orderly conducted."[441][440][442]
Johnson, O.J. African American Newton Newton Texas September 7, 1922 Johnson was twice tried with killing a Turpentine camp foreman four years earlier. Hanged from a tree
Johnston, Jim African American Wrightsville Johnson Georgia September 28, 1922 Assault of a white woman A mob had gathered in Sandersville, and so Deputy Sheriff Davis and Nixon were driving Johnson to Wrightsville when a posse of 50 men overpowered the deputies and seized Johnson. Hanged on the Cedar Creek bridge, his body was riddled with bullets.[443][444][419]
Everett, Grover C. African American Abilene Taylor and Jones Texas September 28, 1922 Unknown Shot in his hotel room by four people
Brown, John African American Montgomery Montgomery Alabama October 3, 1922 A race riot broke out on October 3, 1922, after African American Joe Terell was arrested in connection with the murder of George Tilson who in turn was searching for a Black assailant that killed white policeman Albert Sansom. African American Edward Pearl was killed in the race rioting.[445] The report on the lynchings of 1922 by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, lists John Brown as being lynched on October 3, 1922, in Montgomery,[419] but newspaper reports write that he was seized, questioned and released.[446][447]
Hartley, Ed 40–41 White Camden Benton Tennessee October 20, 1922 Manslaughter of Connie Hartley, nephew of Ed Hartley Shot
Hartley, George 21–22
Zarate, Elias V. 22 Hispanic Weslaco Hidalgo Texas November 11, 1922 Fight with co-worker, J.L. Sullivan, in which Sullivan's arm was broken Shot
Dickson, Cupid
(also found as Cubrit Dixon)
African American Madison Madison Florida December 5, 1922 Shot
Wright, Charles; Young, Albert and an unidentified Black man African American Perry Taylor Florida December 1922 Murder of white teacher Escaped convict Wright was taken from sheriff by a large mob, tortured into confession, and burned at the stake. Two other suspects were shot and hanged. Several African American community buildings and homes were burned in the Perry race riot.[448][449]
Smith, Less 25 African American Morrilton Conway Arkansas December 9, 1922 Murder of Granville Edward Farish Deputy sheriff Granville Edward Farish was trying to collect a debt from Smith when a scuffle broke out. In the fight, Farish smashed a bottle over Smith's head whereupon Smith shot him in the stomach. Smith was arrested and a white mob soon gathered. When officials tried to move Smith to another jail, he was seized, hanged from a tree, and his body riddled with bullets. When the body was taken to the undertaker, the mob burst in to view the body.[450][419]
Gay, George 25 African American Streetman Freestone and Navarro Texas December 11, 1922 Accused of assaulting white 20-year-old Miss Florine Grayson Florine Grayson could not positively identify George Gay when he was brought before her. The mob ignored this, chained him to a tree and shot him around 300 times.
Carter, Sam 45 African American Rosewood Levy Florida January 2, 1923 Sexual assault of a white woman Falsely accused, tortured, shot, then hung by white mob which went on a rampage burning homes and killing several other people.
Wilson, Abraham 33–34 African American Newberry Alachua Florida January 17, 1923 Cattle stealing Serving 6-month sentence when taken from jail and hanged.[154][451]
Scott, James T. 35–56 African American Columbia Boone Missouri April 29, 1923 Assaulting a 14 year old white girl Accused of detaining and beating the daughter of a professor at the University of Columbia, where Scott worked as a janitor. Lynched by a mob of over 100 men. Memorial plaque erected in 2016.[452][453]
Simmons, Henry African American Palm Beach Palm Beach Florida June 7, 1923 Killing of police officer A police officer stopped "three negroes in regards to the butchering of a turtle" on June 3, 1923. After a struggle, the officer was shot and described the assailants before dying 3 days later. A lynch mob first seized James Sands, who was beaten before one of the mob declared he was "not the one". Sands was released. The mob later seized Henry Simmons from a boarding house in West Palm Beach. His body was found the morning of June 7, 1923, at a location on Barton Road on Palm Beach Island, a short distance from The Breakers. The body was shot multiple times and hung from a tree close to where the officer was shot. [1][2]
Pullen, Joe 40 African American Drew Sunflower Mississippi December 14, 1923 Murder Shot and burned
Bell, William 33 African American Chicago Cook Illinois October 8, 1924 Accosting two girls Beaten to death by a mob in a Jewish neighborhood. The girls, when questioned by police, admitted they were unsure if Bell was in fact the same man who had accosted them. The only lynching in Chicago history.[454]
Smith, Samuel 15 African American Nashville Davidson Tennessee December 15, 1924 Robbed a grocery store and shot the white owner. Taken out of his hospital room in Nashville and lynched by a mob of masked men where he was first caught.[455]
Washington, Willie 22 African American Jacksonville Duval Florida January 31, 1925 Murdered by a local policeman, Washington's body was later displayed in the county courthouse.[456]
Jordan, James Adult African American Waverly Sussex Virginia March 20, 1925 Married woman "attacked" in her home. The case and two others helped lead to the Virginia Anti-Lynching Law of 1928, the first state law against lynching.[457][458]
Marshall, Robert 39–40 African American Price Carbon Utah June 18, 1925 Accused of killing a white guard The allegation was based on the testimony of two young boys who said they saw a black man running from the scene of the crime. Marshall was lynched in front of a crowd of 1,000. When the sheriff arrived, he cut Marshall down and was putting him in the car when Marshall made noise indicating he was alive. The mob shouted to lynch him again. Afterward, Marshall's body was put on display in the funeral parlor and photos of the lynching were sold door-to-door for 25 cents. In 1998, the community provided a headstone for him.[459]
Ivy, L. Q. 17 African American Rocky Ford (Etta) Union Mississippi September 20, 1925 Rape Burned at the stake[460]
Clark, James African American Eau Gallie Brevard Florida July 11, 1926 Rape of a white girl Taken from law officers and lynched. No attempt to verify crime nor identify murderers: last known lynching in Brevard County[461][462][463]
Selak, Fred N. 61 White Grand Lake Grand Colorado July 21, 1926 None Murdered in part because of a fencing dispute, but also to steal money thought to be stashed on his property.[464]
Byrd, Raymond Arthur 31 African American Wythe Virginia August 15, 1926 Fathering a child with a white woman Beaten, dragged by a car and hanged from an oak tree
Nunez, Thomas (or Munoz) Latino Raymondville Willacy Texas September 7, 1926 Murder All five were shot after an ambush.[465]
Nunez, Jose
Nunez, Delancio
Gonzales, Cinco
Zaller, Matt White (Austrian)
Nelson, Samuel African American Delray Beach Palm Beach Florida September 26–27, 1926 Assaulting a white woman Nelson was arrested on September 26, 1926 in Delray Beach on charges of assaulting a white woman in Miami. The following morning, the jail door was found torn open and the cell was empty. Later, a body identified as Nelson was found on a canal bank four miles west, with multiple gunshot wounds. The Delray Beach Chief of Police later testified to the City Council that they had refused to release the prisoner to a stranger claiming to be an official from Miami; however, the prisoner was counted in the cell as of midnight on September 26. The Police department was declared "free of blame of neglect" by the City Council. The culpability of the accused suspect for the crime in Miami, 55 miles away, was called into question as a major hurricane had struck eight days earlier, hampering travel[466]
Lowman, Bertha 27 African American Aiken vicinity Aiken South Carolina October 8, 1926 Alleged murder of the sheriff After the second day of a retrial, they were taken from the jail to the outskirts of Aiken and shot, with a large crowd in attendance.[467]
Lowman, Demon 22
Lowman, Clarence 14
Buddington, George 55 African American Waldo Alachua Florida December 27, 1926 Attempted to collect debt from a white woman at gunpoint Mob broke lock on jail, took Buddington out of town and shot him to death.[154][468]
Payne, Tom 25 African American Willis Montgomery Texas February 1, 1927 Arrested in connection with a suspected assault and murder, he was taken by a white mob and hanged from a tree.[469][470]
Carter, John 38 African American Little Rock Pulaski Arkansas May 4, 1927 None No charges filed; "mob" responsible.[471]
Anderson, Dan 32 African American Macon Noxubee Mississippi May 20, 1927 Murder Shot
Sherrod, William African American Braggadocio Pemiscot Missouri May 22, 1927 Rape Hanged
Raspberry, Bernice 23 African American Leakesville Greene Mississippi May 25, 1927 "Slleged improper conduct with a white woman" Hanged, shot
Flemming, Owen African American Mellwood Phillips Arkansas June 8, 1927 Murder Shot
Upchurch, Joseph African American near Paris Henry Tennessee June 17, 1927 Murder Shot
Fox, Jim African American Louisville Winston Mississippi June 26, 1927 Murder Brothers arrested in connection with a suspected murder of a white man, he was taken by a white mob, tied to a telephone pole with barbed wire, and burned.[472][473]
Fox, Mark
Smith, Joe African American Yazoo City Yazoo Mississippi July 7, 1927 Attempting to "attack" a "young white girl" Hanged, shot
Williams, Albert African American Chiefland Levy Florida July 21, 1927 Assault Shot
Bradshaw, Thomas African American Bailey Nash North Carolina August 2, 1927 Rape Shot
Pounds, Winston African American Wilmot Ashley Arkansas August 25–26, 1927 Breaking and entering, assaulting a white woman Hanged
Williams, Thomas African American Memphis Shelby Tennessee September 28, 1927 Attacking a fifty-year old white woman Shot
Choate, Henry 18 African American Columbia Maury Tennessee November 13, 1927 Assaulting a white girl Killed with a hammer, dragged by automobile and hanged at the County Courthouse in Columbia.
Woods, Leonard 30 African American Pound Gap Letcher Kentucky November 30, 1927 Murder Hanged
Ratliff, Marshall 26 White Cisco Eastland Texas December 23, 1927 Bank robbery Robbed a bank with three accomplices while dressed as Santa Claus. Ensuing shootout(s), manhunt, capture, and lynch mob. His hands and feet were bound, and he was hanged with rope thrown over a guy-wire between two telephone poles in a vacant lot behind a movie theater.
Bearden, James 25 African American Brookhaven Lincoln Mississippi June 29, 1928 Argued with white men over debt Dragged behind car, hanged[474]
Bearden, Stanly 24
Benavides, Rafael Latino Farmington San Juan New Mexico November 16, 1928 Attacking a white man's wife Benavides was a Mexican shepherd who was accused by the police to have attacked a white man's wife. The police then went to arrest Benavides and shot him for resisting arrest. They rushed him to the hospital; three men then called the hospital asking if the Mexican was being guarded by authorities which the nurse confirmed he wasn't. The three men later on snuck into the hospital, kidnapped Benavides and hung him from a tree near an abandoned ranch.[475]
Seeman, Louis "Slim" 30s African American North Platte Lincoln Nebraska July 13, 1929 Murder of police officer Ed Green Shot

1930–1949

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Unknown male African American Marion Crittenden Arkansas 1930s Teaching the black children of Marked Tree, Arkansas to read Burned, sign posted "run niggers run!".[476]
Wilkins, John H. 45 African American Locust Grove Henry Georgia April 18, 1930 Smiling at a white woman Wilkins, a pullman porter, was dragged off his train and lynched.[477] A protest manifesto mentioning his lynching and two others had a cropped picture of a lynched African American.[478] This cropped photograph is taken from one of an African American lynched/hanged from a telephone pole in a railyard (Georgia(?);[403] it is unknown if the original photo is of Wilkins.
Green, Allen 50 African American Walhalla vicinity Oconee South Carolina April 24, 1930 Allegedly criminally assaulted white woman After severely injuring the sheriff, the victim was taken from the county jail, tied to a tree outside the city, and shot multiple times by a crowd of about 100 men.[479]
Hughes, George 41 African American Sherman Grayson Texas May 9, 1930 Pled guilty to criminal assault. Courthouse stormed (during trial), burned down with Hughes locked in vault, fire hoses cut. Body then dragged behind car and hanged, and fire lit under it. Followed by riot and destruction of black businesses. Two persons received two-year sentences for violence.[480]
Johnson, George 30 African American Honey Grove Fannin Texas May 16, 1930 Murder Shot by a sheriff’s posse
Argo, Henry African American Chickasha Grady Oklahoma May 30, 1930

Assault || Shot

Roan, William African American Bryan Brazos Texas June 18, 1930 Attempted rape Shot
Jenkins, Dan 22 African American Union vicinity Union South Carolina June 21, 1930 Allegedly raped a white woman Captured by local citizens and identified by the woman, he was shot by a mob of about 150. The governor had been notified of the potential lynching and ordered out the National Guard, which arrived twenty minutes too late.[481]
Robertson, Jack African American Round Rock Williamson Texas June 28, 1930 Attempted murder Shot
Shipp, Thomas 18 African American Marion Grant Indiana August 7, 1930 Robbery of white couple, homicide, rape Lynch mob of thousands broke into jail and took Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith and James Cameron. The mob hung the first two up in a tree. Cameron was released by the mob but was convicted of accessory and served time, later becoming an activist and founding the America's Black Holocaust Museum.[482]
Smith, Abram 19
Moore, Oliver 29 African American Edgecombe North Carolina August 19, 1930 Alleged sexual improprieties with two young white girls Hanged and shot by mob who broke into jail[483]
Grant, George 40 African American Darien McIntosh Georgia September 8, 1930 Killing a police officer, and wounding three other people Sheriff: "I don't know who killed the nigger and I don't give a damn."[391]: 10 
Parker, John African American Conway Faulkner Arkansas 1931 Stealing some peaches [391]: 4 
Wise, Mrs. African American Frankfort (Frankford?) Virginia (West Virginia?) 1931 Objected to her daughter being taken out for "rides" with white Klansmen. [391]: 8 
Gunn, Raymond 27 African American Maryville Nodaway Missouri January 12, 1931 Murdering a white woman Burned to death. National Guard stood by and watched.[391]: 10 
Bannon, Charles 22 White Schafer McKenzie North Dakota January 29, 1931 Murdering his employer and family Mob broke into jail and hung him from a bridge[484]
Williams, Matthew 23 African American Salisbury Wicomico Maryland December 4, 1931 Killing his employer Taken forcibly from hospital. No indictment despite numerous witnesses.[391]: 9–10 
Mendiola, Higinio 46 Latino Edinburg Hildalgo Texas December 29, 1931 None A mob of 7 people hung Higinio from a tree near his home to make it appear that he had committed suicide in order to collect insurance for his death.[485]
Tillis, Dave 52 African American Crockett Houston Texas 1932 "Demanded an accounting from his landlord. Charged with 'entering the bedroom of a white woman'". [391]: 4–5 
Thompson, Shedrick 39 African American rural Fauquier Virginia 1932 Assault and rape.
Micou, Reuben 65 African American Louisville Winston Mississippi April 2, 1933 Accused of getting into an altercation with a white man. Abducted from jail by a mob. Micou's injuries suggested he was whipped before being shot multiple times.[486]
Dendy, Norris 33 African American Clinton Laurens South Carolina June 4–5, 1933 Striking a white man following an argument Broken out of jail by a group of men; five white men named in an indictment but none were convicted
Lawrence, Elizabeth African American rural Jefferson Alabama June/July 1933 Reprimanding a group of white children who threw stones at her [487]
Armwood, George 23 African American Princess Anne Somerset Maryland October 18, 1933 Attempted assault and rape Grand jury declined to indict any of the lynchers identified by State Police. Last lynching in Maryland.
Holmes, John M. 29 White San Jose Santa Clara California November 26–27, 1933 Kidnapping and murder of department store heir Brooke Hart An estimated 10,000 people witnessed the lynching. California Governor James Rolph called the act "a fine lesson for the whole nation."[488]
Thurmond, Thomas Harold 27
Cheek, James Cordie 17 African American Maury Tennessee December 15, 1934 Attempted rape Mutilated and hanged
Johnson, Robert 40 African American Tampa Hillsborough Florida January 30, 1934 Assault on white woman Investigators determined charges against Johnson were meritless, then released him to a lynch mob.[489][490]
Neal, Claude 23 African American Greenwood Jackson Florida October 26, 1934 Rape and murder of 19 year old white female Lynchers said he "didn't deserve a trial". Castrated, forced to consume his genitals, stabbed, burned with hot irons, toes and fingers removed, hanged, body tied behind automobile. Followed by Marianna riots. Important case in helping to bring lynching to an end.
Moore, Bert 26 African American Columbus Lowndes Mississippi July 13, 1935 [491]
Morton, Dooley 17
Stacey, Reuben
(also found as Rubin Stacy)
37 African American Fort Lauderdale Broward Florida July 19, 1935 Threatening and frightening a white woman with a pen knife Law enforcement officer; grand jury refused to indict.[492][493][494] In 2022, a two-mile stretch of Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale was renamed Rubin Stacy Memorial Boulevard.[495][496]
Johnson, Clyde L. 24 White Yreka Siskyou California August 3, 1935 Killing of Police Chief Frank R. Daw[497] Dunsmuir Police Chief Frank Daw was shot and killed on July 29, 1935, when he confronted an armed robbery suspect. Johnson, the alleged perpetrator, was removed from the Siskiyou County Jail and was hung from a tree near Yreka.[498][499]
Higginbotham, Elwood 28 African American Oxford Lafayette Mississippi September 17, 1935 Killed in self-defense a white man that attacked him after he complained about the white man's cattle running over his field. Killed when jury did not bring back guilty verdict promptly. Widow and extended family immediately left Mississippi.[500]
Townes, Roosevelt 26 African American Duck Hill Montgomery Mississippi April 13, 1937 Pair suspected in the robbery and shooting of a shopkeeper. Tied to a tree and tortured with blowtorches to extract a confession. McDaniels shot, Townes burned alive. Photos of the lynching made the national media.[501]
McDaniels, Robert 20
Hawkins, Richard 16 African American Tallahassee Leon Florida July 19, 1937 Broke into a store, accused of attacking a police officer with a knife Locked up in Leon County Jail after confessing to breaking and entering; four masked men kidnapped the two from the jail, shot them dozens of times, and put warnings to other African Americans where the bodies laid.[502]
Ponder, Ernest 14–18
Goodin, Albert 35 African American Covington Tipton Tennessee August 16, 1937 Shooting a police officer Taken from sheriff by 100 men and lynched from bridge over Beaver Creek; body recovered from river by Sheriff Deputies.[503]
Williams, Elbert 31 African American Brownsville Haywood Tennessee June 20, 1940 Registering to vote and starting an NAACP chapter. Last reported lynching in Tennessee.[504]
Thornton, Jesse 26 African American Luverne Crenshaw Alabama June 22, 1940 Failure to address a white cop as "Mr." Shot and thrown into the Patsaliga River
Callaway, Austin African American LaGrange Troup Georgia September 8, 1940 Assaulting a white woman Shot
Hall, Felix 19 African American Fort Benning Chattahoochee Georgia February 1941 Unknown Hanged from a tree in a ravine.
Wright, Cleo 26 African American Sikeston Scott Missouri January 25, 1942 Home invasion, attempted murder, attempted rape, resisting arrest Around 100 black people left Sikeston and never returned.[505]
Green, Ernest 14 African American Shubuta ("hanging bridge") Clarke Mississippi October 11, 1942 Attempted rape. [506]: 101 
Lang, Charlie 15
Hall, Robert African American Newton Baker Georgia January 30, 1943 Alleged tire theft Beaten to death by law enforcement
Harrison, Cellos 31 African American Marianna Jackson Florida June 16, 1943 Murder of a white man. Awaiting new trial after conviction overturned on appeal.
Kunze, Johannes 39 White (German) Camp Tonkawa Kay Oklahoma November 4, 1943 Spying for the United States Beaten to death by fellow German POWs following a kangaroo court
Howard, Willie James 15 African American Live Oak Suwannee Florida January 2, 1944 Sending Christmas card with "a note expressing his affection" to a white girl. Forced to jump to his death in the Suwanee River. Grand jury refused to indict.[507]
Drechsler, Werner 27 White (German) Camp Papago Park Maricopa Arizona March 12, 1944 Spying for the United States Hanged by fellow German POWs following a kangaroo court
Günther, Horst 23 White (German) Camp Aiken Aiken South Carolina April 6, 1944 Suspected of collaborating with the American authorities Strangled by fellow German POWs and hanged from a tree
Dorsey, George W. 28 African American Walton Georgia July 25, 1946 Stabbing of a white man (Roger Malcom) Huge investigation. 2003 and 2016 books on this investigation. No one charged.
Dorsey, Mae Murray 23
Malcom, Roger 24
Malcom, Dorothy Dorsey 20
Collier, Alton 26 African American Coronado San Diego California April 27, 1946 Alleged stabbing of a white sailor (Freddie Leroy Johnson) who was part of a crowd already chasing him with weapons to the bow of the boat shouting racial slurs. Forced off a ferry and left to drown. Ruled a suicide until 2024 when the Equal Justice Initiative declared it a lynching.[508][509][510]
Jones, John Cecil 31 African American near Minden Webster Louisiana August 8, 1946 Peering into a white woman's house through the window Beaten, tortured and mutilated along with his cousin Albert Harris, Jr.
Earle, Willie 24 African American Greenville Greenville South Carolina February 16, 1947 Killing of taxi driver 31 suspects charged; all acquitted.
Gilbert, Henry "Peg" 42 African American Harris Georgia May 22, 1947 Hiding Gus Davidson, accused of killing a white farmer Shot and killed by Police Chief W. H. Buchanan in Harris County Jail[511]
Mallard, Robert 38 African American Lyons Toombs Georgia November 20, 1948 Voting and prosperity Car surrounded by 20 Ku Klux Klan members. Car was shot at with pistols.

1950–1975

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Council, Lynn 19 African American near Raleigh Wake North Carolina November 1952 Robbery He survived. Newspapers treat it as a lynching. Council has received apologies from the law enforcement agencies involved.
Banks, Isadore 59 African American Marion Crittenden Arkansas June 1954 Being prosperous [512]
Till, Emmett 14 African American Money LeFlore Mississippi August 28, 1955 Flirting with white woman Beaten and mutilated before shooting him in the head and sinking his body in the Tallahatchie River. Perpetrators acquitted by all-white jury, then openly admitted they did it. Historical markers shot and defaced 2006–2018.[513]
Parker, Mack Charles 22 African American Bridge over Pearl River between Mississippi and Louisiana Pearl River Mississippi April 24, 1959 Rape and kidnapping of a white woman; charges possibly fabricated. No one indicted.
Chaney, James 21 African American Philadelphia Neshoba Mississippi June 21, 1964 Civil rights worker A federal jury in 1967 convicted the sheriff and six others of conspiracy to violate civil rights; they received minor punishment. A state jury in 2005 found the Ku Klux Klan organizer, Edgar Ray Killen, guilty of three counts of manslaughter; he died in prison. National outrage contributed to passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Goodman, Andrew 20 White
Schwerner, Michael 24 White
Penn, Lemuel Augustus 48 African American Madison Georgia July 11, 1964 Shot by members of the Ku Klux Klan[514]
Morris, Frank 50 African American Ferriday Concordia Louisiana December 14, 1964 "Flirting" with white females [515]: 152 
Rembert, Winifred 19 African American Cuthbert Randolph Georgia 1967 Fighting with deputy while in jail for stealing car to get away from two men shooting at him. Survived. Rembert became a successful leatherwork artist and had at least two documentary films made about his story. He died in 2021.[516][517][518][519][520]
Pyszko, Marian 54 Polish Jew Detroit Wayne Michigan July 28, 1975 None. Killed by a group of black youths with concrete block during riot. Four of his killers were charged with first-degree murder.

1976–1999

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
Gardner, Betty 33 African American St. Helena Island Beaufort South Carolina April 12, 1978 None (one of the perpetrators hated black people). Two white men (cousins John Arnold and John Plath) were convicted of Gardner's murder. Arnold and Plath were sentenced to death and executed via lethal injection in 1998.
Higdon, Benny 21 White Miami Miami-Dade Florida May 17, 1980 Killed by African American mob during the 1980 Miami riots.
Owens, Robert 15
Barreca, Charles 15
Donald, Michael 19 African American Mobile Mobile Alabama March 21, 1981 None (Klan looked to kill a black man because accused killer of white policeman got mistrial). Three Klansmen (Henry Hays, James Knowles, and Benjamin Cox) were convicted of Donald's murder. Henry Hays was sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair in 1997. James Knowles and Benjamin Cox were sentenced to life in prison. A civil suit against the United Klans of America caused their bankruptcy.
Turks, Willie 34 African American New York City Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn New York June 22, 1982 Drove through a majority-white neighborhood between his subway maintenance shifts. Turks and two other black subway employees were attacked by 15 to 20 assailants who shouted racial epithets. Gino Bova, 18 at the time, was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. Justice Sybil Hart Kooper said at the sentencing: "There was a lynch mob on Avenue X that night. The only thing missing was a rope and a tree."[521][522]
Chin, Vincent Jen 27 Chinese American Highland Park Wayne Michigan June 23, 1982 Being Asian during a time when Japan was cutting into the profits of Detroit automakers. Two white men working for the Chrysler plant, supervisor Ronald Ebens and his stepson Michael Nitz assaulted Chin outside of a McDonald's with a baseball bat following a brawl that took place at a strip club. A witness described them using anti-Asian racial slurs as they attacked him, ultimately beating him to death.
Hawkins, Yusef 16 African American New York City East New York, Brooklyn New York August 23, 1989 Believed to be attending a party held by a white girl. Mob of 10 to 30, at least seven with baseball bats chased and beat Hawkins and friends. Hawkins was ultimately shot by Joseph Fama, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 1990. Keith Mondello, was acquitted on murder charges but convicted for 12 lesser offenses. Three other men were convicted of crimes while three were charged but not convicted.[523][524]
Rosenbaum, Yankel 29 Australian Jew New York City Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York August 19, 1991 Being Jewish. Rosenbaum, a student from Australia, was stabbed to death by a mob as part of the Crown Heights riot.[525] Both New York Senator Daniel Moynihan and New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins called the killing a lynching. Dinkins said: "I think that the death of Yankel Rosenbaum was a lynching, as was Yusuf Hawkins. No question. Whatever term one gives to these kinds of vicious murders, that's what it is."[526]
Wilson, Christopher 32 African American Valrico Hillsborough Florida January 1, 1993 None. Three white men kidnapped Wilson and set him on fire.[527] Wilson survived.
Byrd Jr., James 49 African American Jasper Jasper Texas June 7, 1998 None (white supremacists). Dragged to death behind a car, until his head hit a culvert. Perpetrators convicted; two executed, one to life imprisonment.

21st century

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Name Age Ethnicity City County/Parish State Date Accusation Comment
James Craig Anderson 47 African American Jackson Hinds Mississippi June 26, 2011 "Stealing" his own car Beaten, run over with a truck. Driver convicted of murder, ten convicted of hate crimes. Main perpetrator sentenced to life in prison.
Ahmaud Arbery 25 African American Satilla Shores Glynn Georgia February 23, 2020 Burglary (falsely accused) Chased down and shot. Perpetrators convicted of felony murder and one with malice murder. All perpetrators sentenced to life in prison.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Briscoe was seized at the New Bridge over the Magothy River while being transported from Jacobsville to Annapolis, and was hanged beside the road. The place was said to be "very lonely and far from any habitation."[71]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882–1968". University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010. Statistics provided by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute.
  2. ^ "Lynching, Whites and Negroes, 1882 – 1968" (PDF). Tuskegee University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Statement to the media by the United Nations' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, on the conclusion of its official visit to USA, January 19–29, 2016". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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  209. ^ [30 Years of Lynching 1889–1918 gives surnames as "Smith"]
  210. ^ "#5 George and Ed Silsbee". Without Sanctuary. The corpses of George and Ed Silsbee. January 20, 1900. Fort Scott, Kansas. A large group of spectators holding kerosene lamps, downed fence in foreground.
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  228. ^ "#54 Unidentified male". Without Sanctuary. Four photographs of the lynching of an unidentified African American male in a coastal Georgia swamp. 1902.
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  233. ^ "#48 Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown". Without Sanctuary. The lynching of Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown. October 8, 1902, Newbern, Tennessee.
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  243. ^ "#65 Unidentified male". Without Sanctuary. Stripped African American male stretched on a tripod rack, raised with pulley, upper body bandaged, lower body wrapped with a blanket tied with rope, fingers curled involuntarily. Circa 1900, St. Louis, Missouri.
  244. ^ "San Francisco Call June 23, 1903 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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  257. ^ "Remembering Victims of 1905 Mass Lynching in Watkinsville". June 26, 2020.
  258. ^ "Sheriff Martin Crawford Stegall". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP).
  259. ^ "#50 Augustus Goodman (?)". Without Sanctuary. The lynching of Augustus Goodman (?), his body hanging from oak tree that served as a community bulletin board, onlookers. November 4, 1905, Bainbridge, Georgia.
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  263. ^ "#71 Bunk Richardson". Without Sanctuary. The lynching of Bunk Richardson, his body suspended over the Coosa River, stripped to long johns."#72 Bunk Richardson". Without Sanctuary. The corpse of Bunk Richardson, propped up for photographer on plank walk of bridge spanning the Coosa River, severely beaten, stripped to long johns. Onlookers hold handkerchiefs to cover nose and mouths.
  264. ^ "#8 Nease Gillepsie, John Gillepsie, "Jack" Dillingham, Henry Lee, and George Irwin". Without Sanctuary. Retrieved April 1, 2024. The corpses of five African American males, Nease Gillepsie, John Gillepsie, "Jack" Dillingham, Henry Lee, and George Irwin with onlookers.
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  267. ^ a b c "#58 Unidentified male". Without Sanctuary. Unidentified corpse of badly beaten white male in shredded clothes hanging from rope stretched over unpaved street, onlookers in background. Circa 1900, Virginia City, Montana.
  268. ^ "Cowboys Lynch Negro in Toyah, Texas for living with a white woman". Reading Times. Reading, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1906. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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  272. ^ "The Higgins Lynching Party" Sept 30 1907 Library of Congress
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  274. ^ "#11 Unidentified male". Without Sanctuary. Lynching of bound white male, his body hung from a bridge. Circa 1910, location unknown.
  275. ^ "Patrolman August Baker". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  276. ^ "Two thousand citizens hang woman's assailant". Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 3.
  277. ^ "#2 Unidentified male". Without Sanctuary. Unidentified corpse of African American male. Gallows, courthouse-jail, and windmill in background. Nine onlookers, two young boys. 1900-1915. Location unknown. and The Waxahachie daily light. [volume], February 29, 1908, Image 1; in regard to a 2nd reported lynching March 28, 1908– newspaper account reported that in Magnolia, Texas a young white woman was knocked down, her clothing torn and she was almost criminally assaulted by an unnamed negro; the Sheriff coming to the scene found two negroes shot (one killed) see The new South-news., March 28, 1908, Image 2
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  286. ^ "#64 Virgil Jones, Robert Jones, Thomas Jones, and Joseph Riley". Without Sanctuary. The lynching of Virgil Jones, Robert Jones, Thomas Jones, and Joseph Riley, warning note. Black onlookers.
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  313. ^ "#57 Ernest Harrison, Sam Reed, and Frank Howard". Without Sanctuary. Retrieved June 9, 2022. The corpses of Ernest Harrison, Sam Reed, and Frank Howard hanging from a rafter in a sawmill, jagged circular blade in lower right hand corner. September 11, 1911, Wickliffe, Kentucky.
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  316. ^ "#19". Without Sanctuary. Lynching of an unidentified African American male. Date and location unknown. Tinted lithographed postcard. 5H x 3H".
  317. ^ "1912: Dan Davis Burned Alive". August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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  330. ^ Sam Spicer Jr. vs. the State of Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court, 4th Div. 598 (July 1916)
  331. ^ "The Murderer; J. C. Collins - Bad Nigger; in Front of Jail; Mondak, Mont.; Hung to Telephone Pole - 9-P.M."
  332. ^ "[Murder and lynching newspaper clipping, Sheridan County, Montana]".
  333. ^ "#4 Bennie Simmons". Without Sanctuary. Bennie Simmons, alive, soaked in coal oil before being set on fire. June 13, 1913. Anadarko, Oklahoma.
  334. ^ "#35 Joseph Richardson". Without Sanctuary. The lynching of Joseph Richardson, damaged shoeshine stand. September 26, 1913, Leitchfield Kentucky.
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  346. ^ "Unos Enmascarados Lo Cuelgan". El regidor. San Antonio, Texas: Pablo Cruz. August 4, 1915. p. 6. ISSN 2640-5202. OCLC 744677189. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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  348. ^ W. E. B. DuBois, ed. (January 22, 1916). "English: The charred body of Will Stanley, lynched by burning in Temple, Texas, July 29–30, 1915" – via Wikimedia Commons.
  349. ^ "Six Mexicans Lynched". The Sun. New York City, New York: Ronald Weintraub. ISSN 1940-7831. OCLC 9406339. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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  351. ^ "RAPE, LYNCH NEGRO MOTHER". Chicago Defender. December 18, 1915.
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  353. ^ "Negro Lynched near Rice". Tampa Tribune. August 20, 1916. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  354. ^ "#18 John Richards". Without Sanctuary. John Richards hanging on a tree, jubilant lynchers, a freshly hewn pine coffin. January 12, 1916, Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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  356. ^ "Two Mexicans Hanged". The Port Gibson Reveille. Port Gibson, Mississippi: H.H. Crisler & H.H. Crisler Jr. May 25, 1916. pp. 1–8. ISSN 2575-7504. OCLC 14874994. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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  358. ^ "Mexican Lynched by Texans". Highland Recorder. Snowy Mountain Publishing Inc. June 30, 1916. pp. 1–4. ISSN 2151-5484. OCLC 33018708. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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  360. ^ "Anthony Crawford, a Negro of Wealth, Lynched Saturday". Abbeville Press and Banner. Abbeville, South Carolina. October 25, 1917. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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  364. ^ "Mexicans Lynched for Murder and Robbery". The Sentinel Record. Hot Springs, Arkansas: WEHCO Media, Inc. ISSN 2693-1044. OCLC 19988226. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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  370. ^ "Disappearance of Florencio Garcia - Refusing to Forget". April 5, 1918.
  371. ^ NAACP. "History of Lynchings". Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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