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 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.