Virginia – Commonplaces

Are we civilized? 1918 Lynchings

November 18, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 6 January 1919 1918 LYNCHINGS ACCORDING to the records compiled by Monroe N. Work, in charge of Records and Research of the Tuskegee Institute, there were 62 lynchings in 1918. This is 24 more than for the year 1917. Of those lynched, 58 were negroes and 4 were whites. Five of those … [Read more…]

The Origins of Lynch Law.

March 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Wide West, 25 December 1854 The Washington Sentinel, in a long and interesting article on this subject, says: ” Lynch Law originated in what is now known as the Piedmont country of Virginia, which was at the time the western frontier. The nearest court of criminal jurisdiction held its sessions at Williamsburg, which is but … [Read more…]