<I>Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47</I>
date: label: Date
content: February 25, 1881
name: label: Published by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: James Elder, American, died 1881
label: Subject of
content: James Higgins, American, died 1881
label: Subject of
content: Robert Thweat, American, died 1881
label: Subject of
content: Charles Mallory, American, died 1881
label: Subject of
content: Jack Bell, American, died 1880
label: Subject of
content: Archie Jamieson, American, died 1880
label: Subject of
content: Andrew Duffy, American, died 1881
label: Subject of
content: Bill Murphy, American, died 1881
notes: label: Description
content: Issue of Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47, featuring on the front page an article from the New York Herald titled [Lynchers Let Loose. FIVE NEGROES TAKEN FROM A COURT ROOM AND HANGED]. Article describes the events leading up to the nights of February 18 and 19, 1881. On February 18, James Elder, Loch Mallory, Lun Stell, Robert Thweat, and a fifth unidentified man were lynched in front of the Robertson County courthouse by an armed white mob for allegedly torturing and killing a white man, L. S. Laprade. On February 19, Andrew Duffy and Bill Murphy were lynched. They had offered evidence against the others and been freed for their testimony. Another man, James Higgins, died prior to the lynching from his wounds after being tortured into confessing and naming alleged accomplices. Two other men, Bell and Jamieson, were shot in their cells prior to the lynching.
place: label: Place printed
content: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Lynching
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.241
objectType: label: Type
content: newspapers
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content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
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content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 26 15/16 × 20 3/8 in. (68.5 × 51.7 cm)