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The 1891 New Orleans lynchings were the murders of 11 Italian Americans, immigrants in New Orleans, by a mob for their alleged role in the murder of police chief David Hennessy after some of them had been acquitted at trial. It was the largest single mass lynching in American history.
Eleven people were lynched on March 14, 1891, for their alleged role in the murder of David Hennessy, which was widely believed at the time to be a Mafia assassination. This claim has since been disputed by some historians. Several of the lynch victims had been tried and acquitted, and some had not been tried. See March 14, 1891 lynchings.
David C. Hennessy (1858 – October 16, 1890) was an American policeman and detective who served as a police chief of New Orleans from 1888 until his death in 1890. As a young detective, he made headlines in 1881 when he captured a notorious Italian criminal, Giuseppe Esposito.
New Orleans: Orleans: Louisiana: March 14, 1891: Killing of police chief: Three had been acquitted; three had a mistrial; five were never tried. Lynching organized by local leaders, including future mayor Walter C. Flower and future governor John M. Parker. Grand jury brought no charges. Taylor, Jim: African American: Franklin: Williamson ...
The March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings were the largest ever mass lynchings in Louisiana history. [8] The use of the term "mafia" by local media in relation to the murder is the first-known usage of the word in print.
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A fact from 1891 New Orleans lynchings appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 March 2016 (check views).The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that after the lynchings of eleven Italians 125 years ago today in New Orleans, Italy recalled its ambassador to the U.S. in protest?
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