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  2. Cotton pickers' strike of 1891 - Wikipedia

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    The cotton pickers' strike of 1891 was a labor action of African-American sharecroppers in Lee County, Arkansas in September, 1891. The strike led to open conflict between strikers and plantation owners, racially-motivated violence, and both a sheriff's posse and a lynching party.

  3. 1891 New Orleans lynchings - Wikipedia

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    A grand jury convened on March 17, 1891, to investigate the lynching. Judge Robert H. Marr, who presided over the jury, was a longtime personal friend of several of the lynch mob participants. [78] On May 5, 1891, the grand jury published a report concluding that several jurors in the Hennessy case had been bribed to acquit the Italians.

  4. Lynching in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A graph of lynchings in the US by victim race and year [1] The body of George Meadows, lynched near the Pratt Mines in Jefferson County, Alabama, on January 15, 1889 Bodies of three African-American men lynched in Habersham County, Georgia, on May 17, 1892 Six African-American men lynched in Lee County, Georgia, on January 20, 1916 (retouched photo due to material deterioration) Lynching of ...

  5. Lynching of Jim Taylor - Wikipedia

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    On April 29, 1891, a circus troupe with many African Americans was in Franklin. [1] Taylor went to Franklin and reportedly shot a circus artist named Morrellton. [2] A policeman named Charles Cook tried to arrest him, and Taylor reportedly shot him in the neck. [1] [2] Taylor was arrested. [1] He reportedly carried two guns and a knife. [1]

  6. List of lynching victims in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Lynching of Jesse Washington - Wikipedia

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    The spectacle of the lynching drew a large crowd estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 at its peak, including the mayor John Dollins and the chief of police Guy McNamara, although lynching was illegal in Texas. [31] [32] Sheriff Fleming told his deputies not to try to stop the lynching, and no one was arrested after the event. [33]

  8. Lynching of Joe Coe - Wikipedia

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    Joe Coe, also known as George Smith, was an African-American laborer who was lynched on October 10, 1891, in Omaha, Nebraska. Overwhelmed by a mob of one thousand at the Douglas County Courthouse, the twelve city police officers stood by without intervening. Afterward, the mayor called the lynching "the most deplorable thing that has ever ...

  9. Category:Lynching deaths in Texas - Wikipedia

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    A lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a mob, and is not limited to deaths by hanging. Pages in category "Lynching deaths in Texas" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.