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The lynching of Leander Shaw occurred near midnight on July 29, 1908, in Pensacola, Florida.Shaw was accused of the attempted murder and rape of 21-year-old Lillie Davis. Shaw, being positively identified by Davis, was arrested and taken to jai
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. [285] Riley, Joseph: African American: Russellville: Logan: Kentucky: July 31, 1908
Lynching of Christopher Davis; Dantrell Davis; Lynching of Jake Davis; Jordan Russell Davis; Larry Davis (born 1966) Dawson murder case; Lynching of Norris Dendy; Steel Arm Dickey; Murders of John Brandenburg and Keith Bibbs; Young Dolph; Lynching of Michael Donald; Drakeo the Ruler; Samuel DuBose; Duluth lynchings; J. Goldsteen Dupree
The case is a testament to Black resilience, he said. "We always figure out a way, be it fighting slavery or fighting urban renewal or fighting lynchings and mobs. We always find a way to survive ...
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Jessie Daniel Ames (November 2, 1883 – February 21, 1972) was a suffragist and civil rights leader from Texas who helped create the anti-lynching movement in the American South.