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| − | The following is a list of '''lynchings''' that are known to have occurred in [[Maury County, Tennessee]]. | + | The following is a list of '''lynchings''' that are known to have occurred in [[Maury County, Tennessee]]. This does not include lynchings that took place outside of Maury County, even when Maury residents were involved (see, for example, the lynching of Amos Miller, who was lynched in August 1888 in Franklin).<ref>"Quickly Put to Death. Amos Miller, the Rapist, Lynched at Franklin." ''Nashville Banner.'' 10 Aug. 1888. Web (newspapers.com). 5 Feb. 2021.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:36, 5 February 2021
The following is a list of lynchings that are known to have occurred in Maury County, Tennessee. This does not include lynchings that took place outside of Maury County, even when Maury residents were involved (see, for example, the lynching of Amos Miller, who was lynched in August 1888 in Franklin).[1]
| 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.[2] |
| January 11, 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.[3][4][5] |
| 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.[6][7] |
| December 15, 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 dragged, hung, and mutilated.[8][9] |
References
- ↑ "Quickly Put to Death. Amos Miller, the Rapist, Lynched at Franklin." Nashville Banner. 10 Aug. 1888. Web (newspapers.com). 5 Feb. 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Barmore." The (Jonesborough, Tenn.) Union Flag. 5 March 1869. Web (newspapers.com). 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.
