Thirty Years of lynching in the United States

About this eBook

Author

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Title

Thirty years of lynching in the United States, 1889-1918

Original Publication

New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1919

Credits

Lisa Corcoran, MFR, Shawn Carraher and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

Subject

Lynching -- United States

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79816

Release Date

October 17, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.LYNCHING PAMPHLETS⁠ [1]
3. 3.THIRTY YEARS OF LYNCHING IN THE UNITED STATES
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.Untitled
7. 7.FOREWORD
8. 8.SUMMATION OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED IN TABLES — Distribution of the Lynchings — Decrease in Lynching During Past Thirty Years — Alleged Offenses which Appear as “Causes” for the Lynchings
9. 9.THE STORY OF ONE HUNDRED LYNCHINGS⁠ [5] — ALABAMA, 1894 — TENNESSEE, 1894 — TEXAS, 1895 — TEXAS, 1897 — GEORGIA, 1899 — LOUISIANA, 1899 — FLORIDA, 1901 — TENNESSEE, 1901 — LOUISIANA, 1901 — GEORGIA, 1903 — DELAWARE, 1903 — GEORGIA, 1903 — MISSISSIPPI, 1904 — ALABAMA, 1904 — GEORGIA, 1904 — GEORGIA, 1904 — GEORGIA, 1904 — GEORGIA, 1905 — LOUISIANA, 1906 — TENNESSEE, 1906 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 1906 — ARKANSAS, 1910 — KENTUCKY, 1911 — OKLAHOMA, 1911 — FLORIDA, 1911 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 1911 — GEORGIA, 1911 — PENNSYLVANIA, 1911 — GEORGIA, 1911 — TENNESSEE, 1911 — LOUISIANA, 1912 — WEST VIRGINIA, 1912 — GEORGIA, 1912 — GEORGIA, 1912 — TEXAS, 1912 — MISSISSIPPI, 1914 — LOUISIANA, 1914 — OKLAHOMA, 1914 — GEORGIA, 1915 — NORTH CAROLINA, 1916 — TEXAS, 1916 — FLORIDA, 1916 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 1916 — TENNESSEE, 1917 — TENNESSEE, 1918 — GEORGIA, 1918 — CORRECTION. — MISSISSIPPI, 1918 — NORTH CAROLINA, 1918
10. 10.APPENDIX I Analyses of Number of Persons Lynched — PERSONS LYNCHED, 1889–1918 — PERSONS LYNCHED, 1889–1918 BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION — PERSONS LYNCHED BY FIVE-YEAR PERIODS — ALLEGED CAUSES (WHITE VICTIMS) 1889–1918 — ALLEGED CAUSES (NEGRO VICTIMS) 1889–1918 — PERSONS LYNCHED, 1889–1918 BY STATES.⁠ [13] ⁠
11. 11.APPENDIX II Chronological List of Persons Lynched in United States, 1889 to 1918, inclusive, arranged by States⁠ [14] — ALABAMA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — ALASKA — 1897 — 1898 — ARIZONA — 1892 — 1897 — 1901 — 1915 — 1917 — ARKANSAS — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — CALIFORNIA — 1889 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1895 — 1901 — 1904 — 1908 — COLORADO — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1900 — 1902 — 1906 — DELAWARE — 1903 — FLORIDA — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — GEORGIA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — IDAHO — 1892 — 1893 — 1904 — 1911 — ILLINOIS — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1902 — 1903 — 1908 — 1909 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — INDIANA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1894 — 1897 — 1898 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — IOWA — 1889 — 1890 — 1893 — 1894 — 1896 — 1901 — 1907 — KANSAS — 1889 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1916 — KENTUCKY — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — LOUISIANA⁠ [15] — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — MAINE — 1907 — MARYLAND — 1889 — 1891 — 1892 — 1894 — 1895 — 1897 — 1898 — 1900 — 1906 — 1907 — 1909 — 1911 — MICHIGAN — 1889 — 1891 — 1902 — MINNESOTA — 1893 — 1896 — MISSISSIPPI — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — MISSOURI — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1905 — 1906 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — MONTANA — 1889 — 1891 — 1892 — 1898 — 1901 — 1903 — 1912 — 1913 — 1917 — NEBRASKA — 1889 — 1891 — 1894 — 1895 — 1911 — NEW JERSEY — 1900 — NEW YORK — 1892 — 1896 — 1916 — NEW MEXICO — 1889 — 1893 — 1895 — 1905 — 1914 — NEVADA — 1897 — 1903 — 1905 — NORTH CAROLINA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1908 — 1910 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — NORTH DAKOTA — 1912 — 1913 — OHIO — 1891 — 1892 — 1894 — 1895 — 1897 — 1904 — 1910 — 1911 — OKLAHOMA — 1889 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1901 — 1906 — 1907 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — OKLAHOMA — 1889 — 1891 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1898 — 1901 — OREGON — 1891 — 1894 — 1902 — 1914 — PENNSYLVANIA — 1891 — 1894 — 1899 — 1911 — SOUTH CAROLINA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — SOUTH DAKOTA — 1891 — 1894 — 1895 — 1897 — 1888 — 1897 — 1902 — TENNESSEE — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — TEXAS — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1896 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1905 — 1906 — 1907 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1911 — 1912 — 1913 — 1914 — 1915 — 1916 — 1917 — VIRGINIA — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1897 — 1898 — 1899 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1904 — 1905 — 1908 — 1909 — 1910 — 1912 — 1915 — 1917 — WASHINGTON — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1893 — 1894 — 1895 — 1897 — 1898 — 1903 — WASHINGTON TERRITORY — 1889 — WEST VIRGINIA — 1889 — 1891 — 1892 — 1894 — 1896 — 1900 — 1901 — 1902 — 1903 — 1909 — 1910 — 1912 — 1917 — WISCONSIN — 1889 — 1891 — 1894 — 1903 — WYOMING — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1892 — 1898 — 1902 — 1903 — 1904 — 1917 — PLACE UNKNOWN — 1889 — 1890 — 1891 — 1893 — 1894 — 1897 — 1902 — 1908
12. 12.List of Persons Lynched in 1918, by States — ALABAMA — ARKANSAS — CALIFORNIA — FLORIDA — GEORGIA — ILLINOIS — KENTUCKY — LOUISIANA — MISSISSIPPI — NORTH CAROLINA — OKLAHOMA — SOUTH CAROLINA — TENNESSEE — TEXAS — VIRGINIA — WYOMING
13. 13.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
14. 14.Untitled
15. 15.Transcriber’s Notes — Tabular Descriptions of Graphs.

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