1845, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
- Title
- 1845, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)
- Description
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An enslaved person was lynched at the town hall in Athens, Georgia after being accused of rape.
Partial Transcript: "The old town hall was a historic spot. It was built to provide a market on the ground floor... it had howled with the mob that lynched a negro rapist, had smiled with the lights and decorations of the Flower Queen" - Event Type
- Violence: Punishment
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1845
- Date Certainty
- Questionable
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Related Event
- 1845, Unnamed, Life event (Death)
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/659
