The Lynching of Henry Argo in Chickasha, Oklahoma (May 31, 1930)
On May 31, 1930, a large white mob of more than 1,000 men and boys—some as young as 12—stormed the Grady County Jail in Chickasha,...
Category : Lynchings
Mack Charles Parker
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On April 24–25, 1959, in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 23-year-old Mack Charles Parker—a Black Army veteran and truck driver—was abducted from his jail cell by...
The Last American Lynching: Michael Donald’s 1981 Murder by the Ku Klux Klan and the Mother’s Lawsuit That Bankrupted a Hate Empire
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On the night of March 21, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, 19-year-old Michael Donald—a young Black man with no criminal record or involvement in drugs—became the...
The Lynching of Rubin Stacy
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A Grim Chapter in Florida’s History On July 19, 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, a 30-year-old Black tenant farmer named Rubin Stacy...
The Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
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A Crusade Stalled by Southern Fury In the shadow of the Great Depression, as America grappled with economic ruin, a darker crisis festered in the...
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Justice Delayed, But Not Denied In a landmark moment for American civil rights, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on...
Lynching of Laura and L.D. Nelson – 1911
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On May 25, 1911, a horrific act of violence took place in Okemah, Oklahoma. Laura and L.D. Nelson, a mother and son, was lynched by...
The lynching of Frazier Baker
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On the evening of February 22, 1898, Frazier Baker, the postmaster for Lake City, South Carolina, was lynched. The brutal and senseless act of violence...
Duluth lynchings of 1920
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The Duluth lynchings of 1920 refer to a tragic incident of racial violence that occurred in Duluth, Minnesota, in June 1920. The incident involved the...
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
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The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill refers to a piece of legislation proposed in the United States during the early 20th century. It was named after its...