THE LYNCHING CENTURY
1865 - 1965
AFRICAN AMERICANS
WHO DIED IN RACIAL VIOLENCE
IN THE UNITED STATES
CHRONOLOGY: DATES OF DEATH
1865 – 1899
1865
Death Place State Month Year
3 unidentified
blacks murdered Robeson Co No. Carolina February 1865
1866
Name Death Place State Month Year
Bertraud
N/A lynched Paris, Kentucky March 1866
46 unidentified
blacks murdered Memphis Tennessee April 30 - May
2 1866
Charles
N/A lynched Frankfurt Kentucky May 1866
Tom
N/A lynched Owensboro Kentucky May 1866
1 unidentified black
man lynched Louisville Kentucky May 1866
38 unidentified
blacks murdered New Orleans Louisiana July 30 1866
1 unidentified black
man lynched Paris Kentucky September 1866
Al
McRoberts lynched Danville Kentucky December 1866
1867
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jackson
Cooley murdered Newmanville Florida February
12 1867
N/A
Trowbridge lynched Danville Kentucky February 1867
Adam
Smith lynched Nicholasville Kentucky April 1867
Boz
N/A lynched Nicholasville Kentucky April 1867
2 unidentified black
men lynched Mackville Kentucky August 1867
N/A
Robertson lynched Harrodsburg Kentucky November 1867
1868
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jim
Macklin lynched Frankfort Kentucky January 1868
1unidentified black
man murdered Pulaski Tennessee January 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Maury Co. Tennessee February 1868
George
Ashburn murdered Columbus Georgia March 21 1868
N/A
Bluffkins lynched Woodruff Co. Arkansas May 1868
William
Meadows murdered Claiborne Par. Louisiana May 6 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Bienville Par. Louisiana May 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Pulaski Tennessee June 29 1868
500 unidentified
blacks murdered (report) Texas July 1 1868
3 unidentified
blacks murdered Maury Co. Tennessee July 15 1868
25* unidentified
blacks murdered Jefferson Texas July 4 1868
William
Burk murdered Cornersville Tennessee July 4 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Columbia Kentucky July 1868
1 unidentified black
child strangled Columbia Tennessee July 1868
William
Pierce lynched Christian Co. Kentucky July 1868
Doctor A. M.
Johnson murdered Mississippi Co. Arkansas August
26 1868
150 unidentified
blacks murdered (report) Louisiana August 1868
28 unidentified
blacks murdered Woodruff Co Arkansas Aug. 28 1868
10 unidentified
blacks murdered Mississippi Co. Arkansas Aug. 29 1868
James
Parker lynched Pulaski Kentucky August 1868
Willam
Gibson lynched Washington Co. Kentucky August 1868
John
Gibson lynched Washington Co Kentucky August 1868
Cabe
Fields lynched Keene Kentucky August 1868
1 unidentified black
woman murdered Northport, Alabama September 10 1868
Capt. Simpson
Mason murdered Bennett's Bayou Arkansas Sept.ember
19 1868
7 unidentified
blacks murdered Camilla Georgia September 19 1868
6 unidentified
blacks murdered Mississippi Co. Arkansas September
20 1868
Detective Albert
Parker murdered Searcy Arkansas Sept.ember 1868
William
Glasgow lynched Warren Co. Kentucky Sept.ember 1868
N/A
Cummins lynched Pulaski Co. Kentucky Sept.ember 1868
N/A Cummins
daughter lynched Pulaski Co. Kentucky Sept.ember 1868
N/A
Adams lynched Pulaski Co. Kentucky Sept.ember 1868
N/A
Crasban lynched Cornishville Kentucky Sept.ember 1868
Boy named Weaver (age
13) murdered Columbia Co Florida Fall, 1868
Senator B. F.
Randolph murdered Cokesbury So. Carolina October
1 1868
Ben
Brown murdered Sumter Co. Alabama October 1 1868
George
Smith lynched Jefferson Texas October 1 1868
Cesar
Sullivan murdered Newmanville Florida October 11 1868
Henry
Pope murdered Franklin Louisiana October 17 1868
Judge Valentine Chase murdered Franklin Louisiana October
17 1868
Congressman James
Hinds murdered Monroe Co. Arkansas October 22 1868
5 unidentified
blacks murdered Jefferson Par Louisiana October
23 1868
Major Porter
Andrews murdered Rocky Comfort Arkansas October
24 1868
Lieutenant Hiram
Willis murdered Rocky Comfort Arkansas October 24 1868
1 unidentified black
man murdered Rocky Comfort Arkansas October 24 1868
63 unidentified
blacks murdered New Orleans Louisiana October 24 1868
4 unidentified
blacks murdered Eutaw Alabama October 25 1868
7 unidentified
blacks murdered Algiers Louisiana October 25 1868
George
McElum murdered Augusta Arkansas October 29 1868
Coroner John
Kemp murdered Tangipahoa Louisiana October 29 1868
2 unidentified
blacks murdered Huntsville Alabama October 31 1868
Deputy William
Dollar murdered Monticello Arkansas October 1868
Frederick
Reeves murdered Monticello Arkansas October 1868
Terry
Laws lynched Nicholasville Kentucky October 1868
James
Ryan lynched Nicholasville Kentucky October 1868
200 unidentified
blacks murdered St. Landry Par. Louisiana October 1868
162 unidentified
blacks murdered Bossier Par Louisiana October 1868
42 unidentified
blacks murdered Caddo Par Louisiana October 1868
31 unidentified
blacks murdered (report) Georgia October 1868
30 unidentified
blacks murdered Shreveport Louisiana October 1868
Moses
Smith murdered Gordon Florida November 1 1868
Son of Perry
Jeffers murdered Warrenton Georgia November 1 1868
George
Washington murdered Lewisburg Arkansas November
30 1868
Perry Jeffers lynched Dearing Georgia November 1868
3 sons of Perry
Jeffers lynched Dearing Georgia November 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Richmond Kentucky November 1868
N/A
Stephens murdered Gainesville Florida November 1868
Unidentified
merchant murdered Lewisburg Arkansas December 15 1868
Unidentified black
man lynched Pulaski Tennessee December 18 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Union Co. Kentucky December 1868
1 unidentified black
man lynched Union Co. Kentucky December 1868
1 unidentified black man lynched Morganfield Kentucky December 1868
1 unidentified black
man murdered Overton Co. Tennessee December 1868
1869
Name Death Place State Month Year
Detective Seymour
Barmore murdered Columbia Tennessee January 11 1869
5 unidentified black
men lynched Kinston No. Carolina January 24 1869
Albert
Bradford lynched Scott Co. Kentucky January 1869
County Clerk John
Finlayson murdered Marianna Florida February 26 1869
2 unidentified black
men lynched Hernando Co. Florida February 1869
Doctor G. W. Darden lynched Warrenton Georgia March 1869
Unidentified black
infant murdered Alamance Co No. Carolina March 1869
Unidentified black
man murdered Warrenton Georgia March 1869
George
Bratcher lynched Garrard Co. Kentucky March 1869
Lishur
Johnson murdered Columbia Co. Florida Spring 1869
2 unidentified black
men murdered Tuscaloosa Co Alabama April 1869
1 unidentified black
man lynched Garrard Co Kentucky April 1869
Congressman Benjamin
Ayer murdered Jefferson Co. Georgia May 1869
Senator Joseph
Adkins murdered Warren Co. Georgia May 10 1869
Sheriff O.R.
Colgrove murdered Jones Co. No. Carolina May 28 1869
1 unidentified black
man murdered Jones Co. No. Carolina May 28 1869
2 unidentified black
men murdered Sumter Alabama May 1869
John
Perry lynched Nevada Kentucky May 1869
4 unidentified black
men murdered Tuscaloosa Co. Alabama June 1869
Captain A. J.
Haynes murdered Marion Arkansas July 1869
GeorgeBolling lynched Harrodsburg Kentucky July 1869
25 unidentified black
men hanged (report) Harrodsburg Kentucky July 1869
Unidentified security
guard murdered Livingston Alabama August 12 1869
M. L.
Shepard murdered Lenoir Co. North Carolina August
16 1869
2 unidentified black
men murdered Rutherford Co Tennessee August 1869
1 unidentified black
man lynched Dyer Co Tennessee August 1869
4 unidentified black
men lynched Hillsborough Tennessee August 1869
JamesCrowders lynched Lebanon Kentucky August 1869
Wyatt
Young murdered Robinson Spring Florida September
28 1869
Steward Livingston (age
2) murdered Robinson Spring Florida September 28 1869
N/A
Cash lynched Lincoln Co. Kentucky September 1869
N/A
Coffey lynched Lincoln Co. Kentucky September 1869
John
Mosteran lynched Lincoln Co. Kentucky September 1869
Thomas
Jacobs murdered Columbia Co. Florida Fall 1869
Timothy Francis murdered Columbia
Co. Florida Fall 1869
James
Greene lynched Columbia Co. Florida Fall 1869
Ike
Ipswich murdered Columbia Co. Florida Fall 1869
Oscar
Granby murdered Marianna Florida October 2 1869
Henry
Reed murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 4 1869
Mrs. Henry
Reed murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 4 1869
Son of Henry
Reed murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 4 1869
Samuel
Fleishman murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 5 1869
Matt
Nickles murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 8 1869
Mrs. Matt Nickles murdered Jackson
Co. Florida October 8 1869
Son of Matt
Nickles murdered Jackson Co. Florida October 8 1869
Wiley
Gevens lynched Dickson Kentucky October 1869
George
Rose lynched Madison Co. Kentucky October 1869
Frank
Searcy lynched Richmond Kentucky November 1869
Unidentified child (age
4 months) murdered Alamance Co. No.
Carolina December 1869
2 unidentified black
men lynched Orange Co No. Carolina December 1869
2 unidentified black
men lynched Boydsville Kentucky December 1869
1 unidentified black
man lynched Richmond Kentucky December 1869
2 unidentified black
men murdered Obion Co Tennessee December 1869
1870
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jim
Sims lynched Richmond Kentucky January 1870
Charles
Fields lynched Fayette Co. Kentucky January 1870
7 unidentified black
men murdered Greene Co Alabama January 1870
2 unidentified black
men lynched Springfield Kentucky January 1870
Councilman Wyatt
Outlaw lynched Graham
Alamance Co No.
Carolina February 26 1870
R.L.
Byron lynched Richmond Kentucky February 1870
2 unidentified black
men lynched Richmond Kentucky February 1870
2 unidentified black
men lynched Winchester Kentucky February 1870
Judge
Charlton murdered Morgan Co Alabama March 18 1870
Co. Atty Alexander
Boyd murdered Eutaw Alabama March 31 1870
Jim
Martin murdered Union Alabama March 31 1870
William
Puryear murdered Alamance Co No. Carolina March 1870
1 unidentified black
man lynched Jacinto Mississippi March 1870
Constable Calvin
Rogers murdered Jackson Co Florida Spring 1870
1 unidentified bystander murdered Tuscaloosa Alabama April
1 1870
William
Hart lynched Clark Co Kentucky April 1870
N/A
Hyatt lynched Lincoln Co. Kentucky April 1870
N/A
Perry lynched Lancaster Kentucky April 1870
Sam
Lambert lynched Mercer Co Kentucky April 1870
1 unidentified black
man lynched Greenville Kentucky May 1870
5 unidentified black
men lynched Cross Plains Alabama July 11 1870
Congressman Richard
Burke murdered Gainesville Alabama August 18 1870
Simpson
Grubbs lynched Montgomery Co Kentucky August 1870
James Parker lynched Versailles Kentucky August 1870
William
Turpin lynched Versailles Kentucky August 1870
Frank
Timberlake lynched Flemingburg Kentucky August 1870
2 unidentified black
men murdered Versailles Kentucky August 1870
4 unidentified black
men lynched Harrodsburg Kentucky August 1870
Guilford
Coleman lynched Greene Co. Alabama September 1870
Mrs. John
Simes lynched Henry Co. Kentucky September 1870
Oliver
Williams lynched Richmond Kentucky September 1870
1 unidentified black
man lynched Hale Co. Alabama Fall 1870
Congressman Wade
Perrin murdered Clinton So. Carolina October
19-22 1870
10 unidentified black
men murdered Clinton So. Carolina October 19-22 1870
4 unidentified black
men murdered Eutaw Alabama Oct 25 1870
5* unidentified black
men murdered Union Co. No. Carolina November 1870
11 unidentified black
men murdered York Co. So. Carolina November 1870
4* unidentified black
men murdered Noxubee Co. Mississippi November 1870
1 unidentified federal
revenue agent murdered White Co.
Georgia November 1870
4* unidentified black
men murdered Coosa Co. Alabama November 1870 Robert
Jones murdered Columbia
Co Florida December 1870
Frank
Diggs murdered Kewaunee Mississippi December 1870
George
N/A lynched Cynthiana Kentucky December 1870
2 unidentified black
men lynched Fayette Co. Kentucky December 1870
1 unidentified black
man lynched Alachua Co Florida December 1870
6 unidentified black
men lynched Mayfield area
Graves
Co. Kentucky N/A 1870
Tom
Roundtree murdered York Co So. Carolina December 1870
1871
Name Death Place State Month Year
2 unidentified black
men lynched Union No. Carolina January 4 1871
Alexander
Morris lynched Gainesville Florida January 14 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Lexington Kentucky January 7 1871
8 unidentified black
men lynched Union No. Carolina January 12 1871
1 unidentified black
man lynched Louisville Georgia January 14 1871
1 unidentified black
man lynched Lexington Kentucky January 1871
2 unidentified black
men murdered Yorkville So. Carolina February 28 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered ChattoogaCo Georgia February 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered ChattoogaCo Georgia February 1871
Captain Jim
Williams murdered York Co. So. Carolina March 6 1871
Militiaman Alex
Leech murdered York Co. So Carolina March 6 1871
6* unidentified black
men murdered Meridian Mississippi March 6 1871
1 unidentified black
man lynched Sandersville Georgia March 1871
County Clerk J. Q.
Dickinson murdered Marianna Florida April 3 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Chatham Co. No. Carolina April 29 1871
1 unidentified black
man
County
Commissioner murdered Clarendon Co. So.
Carolina April 1871
Brother of Scipio
Eager murdered Washington Co Georgia April 1871
Silas
Weston murdered Rutherford Co. No. Carolina May 1871
3 children of Silas Weston murdered Rutherford
Co. No. Carolina May 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Haralson Co. Georgia May 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Bartow Co. Georgia June 1871
2 unidentified black
men
see
names lynched Frankfort Kentucky August 7 1871
Sheriff Matt
Deason murdered Wilkinson Co. Georgia August 1871
Harry
Johnson lynched Frankfort Kentucky August 1871
Henry
Washington lynched Frankfort Kentucky August 1871
1 unidentified black
woman murdered Wilkinson Co. Georgia August 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Wilkinson Co Georgia August 1871
2 unidentified black
men lynched Morganfield Kentucky August 1871
Zeke
High lynched Belmont Arkansas September 1871
Guilford
Coleman lynched Greene Co Alabama September 1871
Charles
Clarke lynched Morgan Co Georgia September 1871
Sandy
Hocock murdered Gainesville Florida September 14 1871
1 unidentified black
ferryman murdered Aspalaga Florida September 1871
1 unidentified black
man murdered Greene Co Alabama September 1871
Henry
Washington murdered Alachua Co Florida October 7 1871
W. M.
Lucy murdered Newmanville Florida October 8 1871
Abram
Hall murdered Jackson Co Florida October 1871
George
Duncan lynched Brookville Kentucky December 1871
Richard
Taylor lynched Crab Orchard Kentucky N/A 1871
1 unidentified black
man lynched Franklin Kentucky N/A 1871
1872
Name Death Place State Month Year
Sam
Bascom lynched Owingsville Kentucky October 1872
Samuel
Hawkins lynched Fayette Co Kentucky November 1872
Mrs. Samuel
Hawkins lynched Fayette Co Kentucky November 1872
Daughter of Samuel
Hawkins lynched Fayette Co Kentucky November 1872
John
Wadlington lynched Madisonville Kentucky November 1872
Ross
Branson lynched Blaudville Kentucky Mpve,ber 1872
1873
Name Death Place State Month Year
Bob
Curd lynched Harrodsburg Kentucky April 1873
1 unidentified black
man lynched Minerva Kentucky April 1873
100 unidentified black
Republicans murdered Colfax Louisiana April 1873
Lewis
Wilson lynched Gratz Kentucky July 1873
1874
Name Death Place State Month Year
Dudley White lynched Muhlenburg
Co. Kentucky January 1874
Ed
Shields lynched Taylorsville Kentucky April 1874
1 unidentified black
man lynched Jessamine Co. Kentucky August 1874
Lewis
Franklin lynched Nicholasville Kentucky September 1874
2 unidentified black
men murdered Eufala Alabama November 3 1874
300 unidentified
blacks lynched Vicksburg Mississippi December 1874
5 radical
Republicans lynched Coushatta Louisiana N/A 1874
27 black city hall
occupants murdered New Orleans Louisiana N/A 1874
1875
Name Death Place State Month Year
30* unidentified black
men murdered Clinton Mississippi September 4 1875
1876
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jim
Tarpin lynched Danville Kentucky April 1876
Ben
French lynched Warsaw Kentucky May 1876
Mrs. Ben
French lynched Warsaw Kentucky May 1876
38 unidentified black
men lynched West Feliciana Par. Louisiana May 18
report 1876
N/A
Williams lynched Burlington Kentucky June 1876
40 unidentified black
men murdered Hamburg So. Carolina July 8 1876
1877
NO NAMES IN INVENTORY
1878
Name Death Place State Month Year
N/A
Stiver lynched Lexington Kentucky January 1878
Tom
Turner lynched Lexington Kentucky January 1878
Edward
Claxton lynched Lexington Kentucky January 1878
John
Davis lynched Lexington Kentucky January 1878
George
Williams lynched Lagrange Kentucky November 1878
1 unidentified black
man lynched Breathitt Co Kentucky N/A 1878
1879
Name Death Place State Month Year
John
Breckinridge lynched Nicholas Co. Kentucky July 1879
1880
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jack Williams lynched Union
Co. Kentucky June 1880
Milly
Thompson lynched Clayton Co. Georgia July 29 1880
Sam
Ramey lynched Owingsville Kentucky N/A 1880
1881
NO NAMES IN INVENTORY
1882
Name Death Place State Month Year
Bob
Sarver lynched Franklin Kentucky March 1882
Jim
Mitchell lynched Mt. Sterling Kentucky June 1882
William
Ritter lynched Henderson Kentucky July 1882
Gus
Knight lynched Johnson Co. Georgia September 20 1882
Richmond
Roberts lynched Burke Co. Georgia December 17 1882
48
blacks lynched U.S. N/A 1882
1883
Name Death Place State Month Year
Henry
Colbert lynched Hickman Kentucky June 1883
Harry
Bradley lynched Miller Co. Georgia August 10 1883
Rueben
Robinson lynched Miller Co Georgia August 10 1883
Lewis
Warren lynched Miller Co Georgia August 26 1883
Frank
Fountain lynched Miller Co Georgia September 4 1883
Henry
Kyle lynched Decatur Co Georgia October 13 1883
Nelson
Cooper lynched Russelville Kentucky October 1883
1 unidentified black
man lynched Hanson Kentucky May 1883
52
blacks lynched U.S. 1883
1884
Name Death Place State Month Year
Jeff
Rogers lynched Walker Co. Georgia February 4 1884
Hardy
Grady lynched Effingham Co Georgia May 14 1884
Charles
Dickerson lynched Burlington Kentucky May 1884
Miles
Petty lynched Hardin Co Kentucky May 1884
Aaron
Coachman lynched Early Co Georgia July 11 1884
Willis
Harden lynched Troup Co Georgia July 11 1884
Samuel
Gibson lynched Troup Co Georgia July 18 1884
Richard
May lynched Owensboro Kentucky July 1884
Richard
Cuff lynched Calhoun Co Georgia August 6 1884
Jack
Johnson lynched Carroll Georgia August 20 1884
Sambo
Bailey lynched Russellville Kentucky N/A 1884
50 blacks
(total) lynched U.S. 1884
1885
Name Death Place State Month Year
George
Rouse lynched Dooly Co Georgia March 15 1885
Peter
Stamps lynched Douglas Co Georgia July 24 1885
Jack
Hopkins lynched Jasper Co Georgia July 31 1885
Henry
Davis lynched RandolphCo Georgia August 9 1885
Cap
Hamilton lynched Johnson Co Georgia November 17 1885
Alex
Etheridge lynched HancockCo Georgia November 26 1885
Sam
Scales lynched N/A Kentucky September 1885
74
blacks lynched U.S. 1885
1886
Name Death Place State Month Year
Calvin
Simpson lynched Henderson Kentucky January 1886
Handy
Woodward lynched Russellville Kentucky March 1886
3 unidentified black
men lynched Auburn Kentucky March 1886
Meredith
Jones lynched Auburn Kentucky April 1886
Henry
Smith lynched Effingham Co Georgia August 13 1886
Joe
Jones lynched Pierce Co Georgia September 14 1886
S.
Wilkinson lynched Burke Co Georgia September 14 1886
Thomas Israel lynched Screven
Co Georgia October 5 1886
74
blacks lynched U.S. 1886
1887
Name Death Place State Month Year
Tom
Tench lynched Merriwether Co Georgia January 16 1887
Will
Hood lynched Merriwether Co Georgia May 17 1887
Ross
Ross lynched Oglethorpe Co Georgia July 9 1887
Reuben
Hudson lynched Dekalb Co Georgia July 27 1887
John
Thomas lynched Union city Kentucky July 1887
John
Vanderford lynched Fulton Kentucky July 1887
Charles
Coleman lynched Flemingsburg Kentucky September 1887
Tom
Doss lynched Franklin Kentucky December 1887
70
blacks lynched U.S. 1887
1888
Name Death Place State Month Year
Henry
Burney lynched LaurensCo Georgia January 13 1888
1 unidentified black
man lynched Liberty Co Georgia February 8 1888
Bill
Reams lynched Clinton Kentucky February 1888
Tom
Ruffin lynched Dade Co Georgia March 8 1888
Henry
Skinner lynched Hopkinsvile Kentucky March 1888
Eli
Nary lynched Hickman Kentucky March 1888
Henry
Pope lynched Chattooga Co Georgia May 1 1888
Thomas
Reney lynched Rich Pond Kentucky May 1888
Allen
Sturgis lynched McDuffieCo Georgia June 3 1888
Edward
Clark lynched Worth Co Georgia June 26 1888
Sam
Long lynched Colquitt Co Georgia September 5 1888
Bill
Johnson lynched Pulaski Co Georgia October 13 1888
Lewis
Edwards lynched Wayne Co Georgia October 14 1888
Tom
Smith lynched Wilkes Co Georgia December 1 1888
John
Coleman lynched Wilkes Co Georgia December 1 1888
69
blacks lynched U.S. 1888
1889
Name Death Place State Month Year
George
Meadows lynched Pratt Mines Alabama January 15 1889
Dean
Reynolds lynched Arkansas January 15 1889
Henry
Thomas lynched Bolar Missouri January 21 1889
Samuel
Wakefield lynched New Iberia Louisiana January 25 1889
William
Brewington lynched Wadis Statn So. Carolina January
26 1889
N/A
Rosemond lynched New Iberia Louisiana February 1 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Amite Co Mississippi February 7 1889
Hayward
Handy lynched Houghton Louisiana February 10 1889
2 unidentified black
men lynched Liberty Texas February 19 1889
D. H.
Smith lynched Artesia Mississippi February 22 1889
Thomas
Wesley lynched Port Gibson Mississippi February
23 1889
N/A
Perkins lynched Port Gibson Mississippi February
28 1889
J. E.
Robinson lynched Texarkana Arkansas March 8 1889
Magruder
Fletcher lynched Tasley Virginia March 14 1889
Martin
Roland lynched Abington Virginia April 3 1889
George
Driggs lynched Hempstead Texas April 15 1889
N/A
Hector lynched New Iberia Louisiana April 18 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Bayou Desard Louisiana April 19 1889
Scott
Bailey lynched Halifax Virginia April 23 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched N/A Oklahoma April 23 1889
Tut
Danford lynched Mt. Carmel So. Carolina May 17 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Millican Texas May 17 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Columbia Louisiana May 18 1889
A. M.
Neeley lynched Forrest City Arkansas May 19 1889
Joseph
Thornton lynched Wickliffe Kentucky May 20 1889
James
Mitchell lynched Kosciusko Mississippi May 21 1889
Noah
Dickson lynched Walnut Grove Alabama May 22 1889
Albert
Martin lynched Port Huron Michigan May 27 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Thomastown Mississippi May 31 1889
Joe
Thornton lynched Wickliffe Kentucky May 1889
Robert
Herron lynched Eureka Mississippi June 1 1889
Dick
Conley lynched Tangipahoa Louisiana June 5 1889
Huey
N/A lynched Tangipahoa Louisiana June 5 1889
John
Forbes lynched Petersburg Virginia June 11 1889
Armstead
Johnston lynched Pine Bluff Arkansas June 13 1889
Alfred
Grizzard lynched Tiptonville Missouri June 21 1889
Andy
Caldwell lynched Ridgewater So. Carolina June 22 1889
A.
McKnight lynched Union Co So. Carolina June 28 1889
Charles
Ardell lynched Shepardsville Kentucky June 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Irwinville Georgia July 1 1889
Martin
Love lynched Tunnel Hill Georgia July 11 1889
Prince
Luster lynched Iuka Mississippi July 11 1889
Swan
Burres lynched Iuka Mississippi July 11 1889
Felix
Keyes lynched Lafayette Louisiana July 11 1889
Henry
Davis lynched Waco Texas July 11 1889
Willis
Peter lynched Warsaw Indiana July 20 1889
James Kelly lynched Paris Kentucky July
23 1889
George
Lewis lynched Belen Texas July 26 1889
George
Lindley lynched Greenville Texas July 28 1889
Thomas
Talbot lynched Clinton Mississippi July 31 1889
Jim
Kelly lynched Paris Kentucky July 1889
David
Malone lynched Covington Kentucky July 1889
Benjamin
Smith lynched La Plata Missouri August 3 1889
Keith
Bowen lynched Aberdeen Mississippi August 14 1889
James
Brooks lynched Orange Texas August 14 1889
Sherman
Lewis lynched Luccalena Mississippi August 23 1889
John Turner lynched Fayetteville West
Virginia August 30 1889
Robert
Mitchell lynched Mitchell Georgia August 31 1889
2 unidentified black
men lynched Montevallo Alabama September 2 1889
Warren
Power lynched East Point Georgia September 4 1889
Richard
Fisher lynched Hiawatha Kansas September 9 1889
George
Allen lynched Le Flore Co Mississippi September 9 1889
John
Sigmond lynched Stanley Crk No. Carolina September
9 1889
David
Boone lynched Morgantown No. Carolina September
11 1889
Lewis
Mortimer lynched Shell Mound Mississippi September
12 1889
Samuel
Garner lynched Bluefield Virginia September 16 1889
George
Burke lynched Columbia Missouri September 17 1889
John
Steele lynched Birmingham Alabama September 27 1889
John
Duncan lynched Spring Place Georgia October 1 1889
N/A
Stark lynched N/A Alabama October 4 1889
William
Moore lynched Jesup Georgia October 12 1889
Robert
Biggs lynched Hernando Mississippi October 12 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Lake Cormorant Mississippi October 21 1889
Joseph
Harrold lynched Columbus Mississippi October 26 1889
James
Thomas lynched Emanuel Co Georgia November 8 1889
Owen
Anderson lynched Leesburg Virgina November 8 1889
John
Thomas lynched Midville Georgia November 10 1889
N/A
Stanford lynched Hazelhurst Mississippi November
15 1889
N/A Stanford
(brother) lynched Hazelhurst Mississippi November
15 1889
George
Washington lynched Magnolia Mississippi November
16 1889
John
Anthony lynched Lincolnton Georgia November 16 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Hazelhurst Mississippi November 16 1889
1 unidentified black
man lynched Vidalia Louisiana November 18 1889
Robert
Bland lynched Petersburg Virginia November 23 1889
Doc
Jones lynched Owensboro Kentucky December 19 1889
William
Fluid lynched Wayne Co Georgia December 25 1889
William
Hopps lynched Jesup Georgia December 26 1889
Peter
Jackson lynched Jesup Georgia December 26 1889
Bud
Wilson lynched Tuscaloosa Alabama December 27 1889
8 unidentified black
men lynched Barnswell So. Carolina December 28 1889
Jack
Turner lynched Greensburg Kentucky December 1889
1890
Name Death Place State Month Year
1 unidentified black
man lynched Philips Co Arkansas January 1 1890
Henry
Holmes lynched Bossier Par Louisiana January 3 1890
Henry
Ward lynched Bayou Sara Louisiana January 8 1890
William
Black lynched Barnwell So. Carolina January 11 1890
George
Smith lynched N/A Iowa January 15 1890
Eli
Ladd lynched Blountsville Indiana February 8 1890
William
Larkin lynched Camden Arkansas February 14 1890
Jacob
Staples lynched Heiskell's Sta Tennessee February
19 1890
Washington
Brown lynched Athens Georgia February 28 1890
Burke
Martin lynched Greenville Mississippi March 2 1890
Philip
William lynched Napoleonville Louisiana March 15 1890
Henry
Williams lynched Gadsden Tennessee March 16 1890
Robert
Moseley lynched Huntsville Alabama March 22 1890
Samuel
Martin lynched Wrightsville Georgia March 24 1890
1 unidentified black
man lynched Hedsville Texas March 27 1890
Simmons
Simpson lynched Marianna Florida March 29 1890
Frank
Griffin lynched Stanton Alabama March 31 1890
1 unidentified black
man lynched Brantley Arkansas April 2 1890
1 unidentified black
man lynched Thornton Texas April 5 1890
N/A
Williams lynched Kosse Texas April 5 1890
Samuel
Moody lynched Auburn Kentucky April 18 1890
Stephen Jacobson lynched Fay Texas April
20 1890
Simeon
Garrette lynched San Augustine Texas April 20 1890
Jerry
Teel lynched San Augustine Texas April 24 1890
Willie
Leaphart lynched Lexington So. Carolina May 5 1890
Edward
Bennett lynched Hearne Texas May 12 1890
Grant
Anderson lynched Columbus Mississippi May 22 1890
Robert Weaver lynched N/A