Phillips County Lynching Article

Article from the Washington Telegraph about the murder of Henry Yerby and the lynching of two African Americans accused of attacking him.

"Murder in Phillips County" newspaper clipping

From the Washington Telegraph, December 5, 1849

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Time Period

Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood (1803 - 1860)

Category

Civil Rights and Social Change / Civil War to Gilded Age / Criminal Activities / Law / Race

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"Murder in Phillips County" newspaper clipping Phillips County Lynching of 1849