Mena Lynching

Newspaper account of an African American lynched at Mena (Polk County), from the Arkansas Gazette; February 21, 1901.

"Rope route" newspaper clipping

Courtesy of Guy Lancaster

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Criminal Activities / Law

Type

Event

Race & Ethnicity

African American

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