Lynchings in Maury County

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The following is a list of lynchings that are known to have occurred in Maury County, Tennessee.

Lynchings in Maury County, Tennessee
Date Victims Location Description
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.[1]
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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "Cordie Cheek." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Nov. 2020. Web. 5 Feb. 2021.
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