South Carolina Lynchings
St #	Victim	Race	Sex	Offense	Mo	Day	Year	County	State	Note
1	Campbell, Caleb	Blk	Male	Criminal assault (rape)	Jun	3	1882	Fairfield	South Carolina
2	Johnson, John	Blk	Male	Rape	Jun	12	1882	York	South Carolina
3	Cook, David	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Jul	16	1882	Kershaw	South Carolina
4	Becket, Martin	Unk	Male	Assaulted girl (rape)	Jul	25	1882	Hampton	South Carolina
5	Blakeney, Daniel	Blk	Male	Assaulted girl (att. rape)	Aug	8	1882	Lancaster	South Carolina
6	Bonnet, Nathan	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Sep	13	1882	Barnwell	South Carolina
7	Roberts, David	Blk	Male	Assault & robbery	Jan	1	1883	Abbeville	South Carolina
8	Singleton, Richard	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Sep	18	1883	Sumter	South Carolina
9	Elliott, Frank	Blk	Male	Assaulted girl (rape)	Apr	1	1884	York	South Carolina
10	Culbreath, O. T.	Wht	Male	Murder	Sep	21	1885	Edgefield	South Carolina
11	Thomson, Abe	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman (rape)	Mar	1	1886	Spartanburg	South Carolina
12	Brunson, Charles	Blk	Male	Assault	Mar	8	1886	Hampton	South Carolina
13	Williams, Wesley	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	May	5	1886	Kershaw	South Carolina
14	Robinson, Caesar	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	Dec	1	1886	Florence	South Carolina
15	Good, Giles	Blk	Male	Murder	Apr	5	1887	York	South Carolina
16	Roberts, Daniel	Blk	Male	Murder	Apr	5	1887	York	South Carolina
17	Lipscomb, Moses	Blk	Male	Murder	Apr	5	1887	York	South Carolina
18	Dowdle, Bailey	Blk	Male	Murder	Apr	5	1887	York	South Carolina
19	Thompson, Prindley	Blk	Male	Murder	Apr	5	1887	York	South Carolina
20	Waldrop, Manzeo	Wht	Male	Rape & murder	Dec	31	1887	Pickens	South Carolina
21	Cornwell, Samuel	Blk	Male	Quarrel with white man	Sep	29	1888	Chester	South Carolina
22	Danford, Tut	Blk	Male	Turned State's evidence	May	8	1889	Abbeville	South Carolina
23	Caldwell, Andy	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman (rape)	Jun	21	1889	Fairfield	South Carolina
24	McKnight, Andrew	Unk	Male	Making indecent remarks	Jun	26	1889	Union	South Carolina
25	Morral, Ralph	Blk	Male	Accessory to murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
26	Furz, Hugh	Blk	Male	Accessory to murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
27	Phoenix, Robert	Blk	Male	Accessory to murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
28	Johnson, Ripley	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
29	Adams, Mitchell	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
30	Bell, Peter	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
31	Johnson, Harrison	Blk	Male	Witness to murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
32	Jones, Judge	Blk	Male	Witness to murder	Dec	28	1889	Barnwell	South Carolina
33	Black, Wm.	Blk	Male	Burglary	Jan	7	1890	Barnwell	South Carolina
34	Pope, Robert	Wht	Male	Being of bad character	Feb	24	1890	Hampton	South Carolina
35	Pope, Son of	Wht	Male	Being of bad character	Feb	24	1890	Hampton	South Carolina
36	Leaphart, Willie	Blk	Male	Rape	May	5	1890	Lexington	South Carolina
37	Johnson, Henry	Blk	Male	Rape	Dec	3	1890	Pickens	South Carolina
38	Negro, Unnamed	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman	Aug	6	1891	Pickens	South Carolina	Uncertain
39	Lundy, Richard	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	7	1891	Edgefield	South Carolina
40	Chisolm, Edward	Blk	Male	Injuring livestock	May	9	1892	Berkeley	South Carolina	Uncertain
41	Shaw, Dave	Blk	Male	Burglary	May	27	1892	Laurens	South Carolina	Uncertain
42	White, Nathan	Blk	Male	Arson	Nov	24	1892	York	South Carolina
43	Peterson, John	Blk	Male	Rape	Apr	24	1893	Barnwell	South Carolina
44	Gaillard, Samuel	Blk	Male	Rape	May	5	1893	Williamsburg	South Carolina
45	Barksdale, Heyward	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	May	10	1893	Laurens	South Carolina
46	Lincoln, Isaac	Blk	Male	Insulted white woman	May	30	1893	Oconee	South Carolina
47	Meetze, Dub	Wht	Male	Arson	Jul	16	1893	Lexington	South Carolina
48	Thompson, Will	Blk	Male	Rape	Jul	30	1893	Lexington	South Carolina
49	Preston, Tom	Blk	Male	Rape	Jul	30	1893	Lexington	South Carolina
50	Kaigler, Handy	Blk	Male	Rape	Jul	31	1893	Lexington	South Carolina
51	Davis, Jacob	Blk	Male	Rape	Aug	21	1893	Greenwood	South Carolina
52	McFadden, George	Blk	Male	Criminal assault (rape)	Oct	1	1893	Williamsburg	South Carolina
53	Kennedy, Robert	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Nov	7	1893	Spartanburg	South Carolina
54	Lawton, Will	Blk	Male	Murderous assault	Dec	6	1893	Greenwood	South Carolina
55	Crawford, Jefferson	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	2	1894	York	South Carolina
56	Gill, Hardy	Blk	Male	Attempted murder	Jun	3	1894	Lancaster	South Carolina
57	Nelson, James A.	Blk	Male	To prevent evidence	Jul	12	1894	Edgefield	South Carolina	Uncertain
58	Sullivan, Edward	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	10	1894	Anderson	South Carolina
59	Stokes, Wm.	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	Jun	22	1895	Colleton	South Carolina
60	Johnson, Ira	Blk	Male	Murder	Jul	15	1895	Greenville	South Carolina
61	Blake, Sr., Wm.	Blk	Male	Murder & robbery	Oct	17	1895	Hampton	South Carolina
62	Kearse, Hannah	Blk	Female	Knowledge of theft	Dec	2	1895	Colleton	South Carolina
63	Kearse, Isom	Blk	Male	Theft	Dec	2	1895	Colleton	South Carolina
64	Kennedy, Calvin	Blk	Male	Rape	Feb	29	1896	Aiken	South Carolina
65	Price, Thomas	Blk	Male	Assault & attempted rape	Apr	19	1896	Kershaw	South Carolina
66	Dicks, Dan	Blk	Male	Intent to rape	Jul	17	1896	Aiken	South Carolina
67	Brown, Lawrence	Blk	Male	Arson	Jan	6	1897	Orangeburg	South Carolina
68	Cooper, Simon	Blk	Male	Murder	Jan	8	1897	Sumter	South Carolina
69	Negro, Unnamed	Blk	Male	Rape	Feb	8	1897	Saluda	South Carolina	Uncertain
70	Gray, Henry	Blk	Male	Rape	Jul	23	1897	Laurens	South Carolina
71	Turner, Samuel	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	28	1897	Williamsburg	South Carolina
72	Hunter, David	Blk	Male	Violated contract	Jan	4	1898	Laurens	South Carolina	Uncertain
73	Belin, John	Blk	Male	Murder	Jan	27	1898	Florence	South Carolina
74	Baker, Dora	Blk	Female	Race prejudice	Feb	22	1898	Williamsburg	South Carolina
75	Baker, Frazier	Blk	Male	Race prejudice	Feb	22	1898	Williamsburg	South Carolina
76	Harris, Elbert	Blk	Male	Arson	May	.	1898	Anderson	South Carolina
77	Mackey, James	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	25	1898	Edgefield	South Carolina
78	Sullivan, Luther	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	25	1898	Edgefield	South Carolina
79	Mackey, Wash	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	25	1898	Edgefield	South Carolina
80	Jackson, Columbus	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	9	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
81	McKinney, Wade	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	9	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
82	Watts, Drayton	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	9	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
83	Williams, Jesse	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	9	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
84	Collins, Benjamin	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	10	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
85	Harrison, Essex	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	10	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
86	Darling, Jeff	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	10	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
87	Howard, Sam	Blk	Male	Cohabitation	Nov	12	1898	Florence	South Carolina
88	Goode, Eliza	Blk	Female	Unknown	Nov	13	1898	Greenwood	South Carolina
89	Burt, Wm.	Blk	Male	Assault	Feb	17	1900	Aiken	South Carolina
90	Robinson, Charlie	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman (rape)	Jan	14	1901	Barnwell	South Carolina
91	Cornish, Wm.	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman	Jul	21	1901	Beaufort	South Carolina	Uncertain
92	Negro, Unnamed	Blk	Male	Burglary	Oct	21	1901	Hampton	South Carolina
93	Laddison, John	Blk	Male	Attempted murder	Nov	24	1901	Anderson	South Carolina
94	Black, James	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	4	1902	Colleton	South Carolina
95	Ford, Cain	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	4	1902	Colleton	South Carolina
96	Wideman, Mrs.	Blk	Female	Murder	Dec	27	1902	Greenwood	South Carolina
97	Wideman, Oliver	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	27	1902	Greenwood	South Carolina
98	Elrod, Reuben	Blk	Male	Unknown	Jun	30	1903	Anderson	South Carolina
99	Evans, Charles	Blk	Male	Murder	Jul	1	1903	Orangeburg	South Carolina
100	Butler, Jesse	Blk	Male	Refused information	Jul	16	1903	Aiken	South Carolina	Uncertain
101	Head, Dennis	Blk	Male	Refused information	Jul	16	1903	Aiken	South Carolina
102	Nelson, Jim	Blk	Male	Rape	Nov	23	1903	Chesterfield	South Carolina
103	Fogle, John	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Nov	28	1903	Dorchester	South Carolina
104	Lee, General	Blk	Male	Attempted burglary	Jan	13	1904	Dorchester	South Carolina
105	Williams, Cairo	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	30	1904	Williamsburg	South Carolina
106	Taylor, John	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Jul	5	1904	Chesterfield	South Carolina
107	Bookard, Kitt	Blk	Male	Quarrelling	Jul	11	1904	Berkeley	South Carolina
108	Stuart, James C.	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	Sep	24	1904	Laurens	South Carolina
109	Morrison, John	Wht	Male	Murder	Oct	1	1904	Lancaster	South Carolina
110	Pendleton, Allen	Blk	Male	Murder	Sep	17	1905	Abbeville	South Carolina
111	De Loache, Frank	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	22	1905	Barnwell	South Carolina
112	De Loache, John	Blk	Male	Murder	Dec	22	1905	Barnwell	South Carolina
113	Hughes, Mose	Blk	Male	Father of arsonist	Jun	3	1906	Union	South Carolina	Uncertain
114	Davis, Robert	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	Aug	16	1906	Greenwood	South Carolina
115	Etheridge, Robert	Blk	Male	Attempted assault (rape)	Aug	20	1906	Saluda	South Carolina
116	Spain, Willie	Blk	Male	Attempted burglary	Aug	23	1906	Dorchester	South Carolina
117	Davis, Mark	Blk	Male	Assault	Nov	17	1906	Newberry	South Carolina	Uncertain
118	Hudson, George	Blk	Male	Attempted murder	Jun	2	1907	Edgefield	South Carolina
119	Gilmore, Jim	Blk	Male	Attempted rape	Nov	23	1908	Hampton	South Carolina
120	Davis, Arthur	Blk	Male	Injured mule	Jan	8	1909	Florence	South Carolina
121	Samuels, Frank	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	11	1909	Colleton	South Carolina
122	Simmons, Quillie	Blk	Male	Murder	Jun	11	1909	Colleton	South Carolina
123	Clark, Flute	Blk	Male	Murder & attempted rape	Nov	25	1910	Lexington	South Carolina
124	Jackson, Willis	Blk	Male	Criminal assault (rape)	Oct	10	1911	Anderson	South Carolina
125	Dublin, Alfred	Blk	Male	Attempted arson	Mar	13	1912	Bamberg	South Carolina
126	Dublin, Richard	Blk	Male	Attempted arson	Mar	13	1912	Bamberg	South Carolina
127	Rivers, Peter	Blk	Male	Attempted arson	Mar	13	1912	Bamberg	South Carolina
128	Brinson, Joseph	Blk	Male	Assault	Mar	29	1912	Cherokee	South Carolina
129	Whisonant, Frank	Blk	Male	Assault	Mar	29	1912	Cherokee	South Carolina
130	Thomas, Will	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	22	1912	Newberry	South Carolina
131	Felder, John	Blk	Male	Stealing	Dec	20	1912	Orangeburg	South Carolina
132	Cantri, Marion	Blk	Male	Assault	Feb	23	1913	Clarendon	South Carolina
133	Puckett, Richard	Blk	Male	Criminal assault (rape)	Aug	12	1913	Laurens	South Carolina
134	Richardson, Rosa	Blk	Female	Murder	Jul	12	1914	Orangeburg	South Carolina
135	Wilson, Dillard	Blk	Male	Murder	Nov	24	1914	Sumter	South Carolina
136	Green, Wm.	Blk	Male	Frightened women	Dec	4	1914	Florence	South Carolina
137	Seymour, Allen	Blk	Male	Assaulted girl (rape)	Dec	16	1914	Hampton	South Carolina
138	Smith, Jules	Blk	Male	Criminal assault (rape)	Jun	14	1915	Fairfield	South Carolina
139	Lozier, Will	Blk	Male	Murder	Jul	12	1915	Abbeville	South Carolina
140	Crawford, Anthony	Blk	Male	Murderous assault	Oct	21	1916	Abbeville	South Carolina
141	Sims, W. T.	Blk	Male	Seditious utterance	Aug	23	1917	York	South Carolina
142	Best, Walter	Blk	Male	Murder	Feb	23	1918	Barnwell	South Carolina
143	Smith, Mark	Blk	Male	Shot sheriff	Jun	7	1919	Abbeville	South Carolina
144	Steward, Joe	Blk	Male	Fighting with white man	Apr	1	1920	Laurens	South Carolina
145	Quarles, Herbert	Blk	Male	Assaulted woman (rape)	Jun	19	1921	McCormick	South Carolina
146	Allen, Wm.	Blk	Male	Murder	Aug	24	1921	Lexington	South Carolina
147	Butler, Mansfield	Blk	Male	Muderous assault	Sep	8	1921	Aiken	South Carolina
148	Thompson, Charles	Blk	Male	Muderous assault	Sep	8	1921	Aiken	South Carolina
149	Kirkland, Edward	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	24	1921	Allendale	South Carolina
150	Negro, Unnamed	Blk	Male	Intimate with white woman	Jan	4	1922	Florence	South Carolina
151	Adams, Luke	Blk	Male	Attacked woman (rape)	Apr	20	1924	Orangeburg	South Carolina	Uncertain
152	Lowman, Bertha	Blk	Female	Murder	Oct	8	1926	Aiken	South Carolina
153	Lowman, Clarence	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	8	1926	Aiken	South Carolina
154	Lowman, Demmon	Blk	Male	Murder	Oct	8	1926	Aiken	South Carolina
155	Green, Allen	Blk	Male	Unknown	Apr	23	1930	Oconee	South Carolina
156	Jenkins, Dan	Blk	Male	Attacked women (rape)	Jun	21	1930	Union	South Carolina
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