Difference between revisions of "Lynchings in Maury County"
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| James Gregory's farm, northwest of Columbia. | | James Gregory's farm, northwest of Columbia. | ||
| Enslaved African-American man lynched by a crowd after allegedly burning down farmer Gregory's barn in retribution for Gregory selling his wife and children.<ref>O'Brien, Gail Williams. The Color of the Law: Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1999, pp. 111-113. HeinOnline through Vanderbilt University library. 5 Feb. 2021.</ref> | | Enslaved African-American man lynched by a crowd after allegedly burning down farmer Gregory's barn in retribution for Gregory selling his wife and children.<ref>O'Brien, Gail Williams. The Color of the Law: Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1999, pp. 111-113. HeinOnline through Vanderbilt University library. 5 Feb. 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | | January 1869 | ||
| + | | Seymour Barmore | ||
| + | | Train station, Columbia. | ||
| + | | White detective from Ohio, who had been sent by Gov. Brownlow to Pulaski to investigate the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, was taken from a Nashville-bound train by a group of Klansmen, who presumably murdered him; his body was later found in the Duck River.<ref>Turner, William Bruce. History of Maury County, Tennessee. Nashville, Parthenon Press, 1955, pp. 357-58. Web (hathitrust.org). 5 Feb. 2021</ref><ref>Ikard, Robert W. No More Social Lynchings. Franklin, Hillsboro Press, 1997, pp. 5-7. Web (hathitrust.org). 5 Feb. 2021.</ref> | ||
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| November 11, 1927 | | November 11, 1927 | ||
| Henry Choate | | Henry Choate | ||
| Maury County courthouse, downtown Columbia. | | Maury County courthouse, downtown Columbia. | ||
| − | | 17-year old African American boy was lynched after allegedly assaulting a white girl; lynch mob stormed the Maury County jail demanding he be turned over to them, after which he was hung at the county courthouse.<ref>[http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2020/03/that-sends-you-to-hell-1927-lynching-of.html Banks, John. "'That sends you to hell': The 1927 lynching of Henry Choate." John Banks' Civil War Blog. 29 March 2020. Web. 5 Feb. 2021.]</ref><ref>Ikard, | + | | 17-year old African American boy was lynched after allegedly assaulting a white girl; lynch mob stormed the Maury County jail demanding he be turned over to them, after which he was hung at the county courthouse.<ref>[http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2020/03/that-sends-you-to-hell-1927-lynching-of.html Banks, John. "'That sends you to hell': The 1927 lynching of Henry Choate." John Banks' Civil War Blog. 29 March 2020. Web. 5 Feb. 2021.]</ref><ref>Ikard, cited ''supra'' at pp. 7-8.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:16, 5 February 2021
The following is a list of lynchings that are known to have occurred in Maury County, Tennessee.
| Date | Victims | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | Gilbert Dowell | James Gregory's farm, northwest of Columbia. | Enslaved African-American man lynched by a crowd after allegedly burning down farmer Gregory's barn in retribution for Gregory selling his wife and children.[1] |
| January 1869 | Seymour Barmore | Train station, Columbia. | White detective from Ohio, who had been sent by Gov. Brownlow to Pulaski to investigate the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, was taken from a Nashville-bound train by a group of Klansmen, who presumably murdered him; his body was later found in the Duck River.[2][3] |
| November 11, 1927 | Henry Choate | Maury County courthouse, downtown Columbia. | 17-year old African American boy was lynched after allegedly assaulting a white girl; lynch mob stormed the Maury County jail demanding he be turned over to them, after which he was hung at the county courthouse.[4][5] |
| November 1933 | Cordie Cheek | Glendale | 17-year old African American boy was lynched after being falsely accused of raping a white girl; after being removed to Nashville for his own safety, was abducted by a mob, brought back to Maury County, and hung and mutilated.[6][7] |
References
- ↑ O'Brien, Gail Williams. The Color of the Law: Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1999, pp. 111-113. HeinOnline through Vanderbilt University library. 5 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ Turner, William Bruce. History of Maury County, Tennessee. Nashville, Parthenon Press, 1955, pp. 357-58. Web (hathitrust.org). 5 Feb. 2021
- ↑ Ikard, Robert W. No More Social Lynchings. Franklin, Hillsboro Press, 1997, pp. 5-7. Web (hathitrust.org). 5 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ Banks, John. "'That sends you to hell': The 1927 lynching of Henry Choate." John Banks' Civil War Blog. 29 March 2020. Web. 5 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ Ikard, cited supra at pp. 7-8.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "Cordie Cheek." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Nov. 2020. Web. 5 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ Ikard, cited supra, at pp. 8-9.
