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  • Tags: Lynching

Date: Jun 1929
An article in The Syrian World, published in New York City, New York in June 1929 "Stand of Senator Reed on Syrians: He Amplifies his Statement on "the Trash of the Mediterranean" in Congress".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lj2eqfhfz9tmsuz/1929.06_TSW_SenatorReed48wm.jpg

Date: Nov 1919
An article in The Tampa Tribune, published in Tampa, Florida on November 30, 1919 "Negro Attacks White Woman Near Lake City And Forfeits His Life". An African-American man, Sam Mosely, was hanged from a tree and his body riddled with bullets in…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h440h8f9rydeeoa/1919.11.30_Mosely_Sam_Lynching_The_Tampa_Tribunewm.jpg

Date: Feb 1929
An article in the Tallahassee Democrat, published in Tallahassee, Florida on February 20, 1929 "Negro Young Man Lynched Today: Body Found Buried Near Purported Crime". Eighteen-year-old African-American man, Buster Adams was taken from the…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9vtkacy0scfu9h/1929.02.20_Allen_Tallahassee_Democratwm.jpg

Date: Feb 1929
An article in The Orlando Sentinel, published in Orlando, Florida on February 22, 1929 "Lynching Evidence Not Sufficient". Eighteen-year-old African-American man, Buster Adams was taken from the Hillsborough County, Florida jail in Tampa, to protect…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ekvspylhfw9v2i/1929.02.22_Allen_The_Orlando_Sentinelwm.jpg

Date: Feb 1929
An article in The Tampa Times, published in Tampa, Florida on February 22, 1929 "Jury Probing Lynching Case Finds Nothing: Evidence Lacking in Hernando County Hanging". Eighteen-year-old African-American man, Buster Adams was taken from the…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fmf28omcrq3q2jw/1929.02.22_Allen_The_Tampa_Timeswm.jpg

Date: Feb 1929
An article in The Tampa Times, published in Tampa, Florida on February 27, 1929 "Unjust to Tampa". An article detailing the lynching of Buster Allen objecting to the lynching being associated with Tampa, rather than Hernando County where the majority…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/niqrpyq1012xuvw/1929.02.27_Allen_The_Tampa_Timeswm.jpg

Date: Jun 1929
An article in the Pensacola News Journal, published in Pensacola, Florida on June 2, 1929 "Lynching Party Brings Arrests: White Men Held After Body of Negro Is Found". Jim Mobley, a seventy-two year old African-American man was "found in company with…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/83vk2bwk8fcntht/1929.06.02_Mobley_Jim_HamiltonCO_Pensacola_News_Journalwm.jpg

Date: Jun 1929
An article in The Tampa Tribune, published in Tampa, Florida on June 2, 1929 "Negro Drowned by Florida Mob After Hands Are Severed". Jim Mobley, a seventy-two year old African-American man was "found in company with a white woman". Subsequently, a…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eh3vqkf1s5ymrg5/1929.06.02_Mobley_The_Tampa_Tribunewm.jpg

Date: Jul 1929
An article in The Tampa Tribune, published in Tampa, Florida on July 2, 1929 "Half This Year's Lynchings In Florida". This article notes that by for the first half of 1929, Florida had as many lynchings as the rest of the United States combined. It…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qppkqkqbyh0fjc8/1929.07.02_Lynchings_The_Tampa_Tribunewm.jpg

Date: Nov 1929
An article in The Tampa Times, published in Tampa, Florida on November 12, 1929 "Carlton To Make Investigation of Quincy Lynching". Will Larkins, an African-American man, was accused of assaulting a school-girl and taken to the county jail. Later, he…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxalrckpzbjbkrg/1929.11.12_Larkins_The_Tampa_Timeswm.jpg

Date: Dec 1929
An article in The Tampa Tribune, published in Tampa, Florida on December 12, 1929 "Lynchings". This article notes that the total number of lynchings in the United States had fallen since previous years, but three of the total five ocurred in North…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ely33pc6tv5lw7t/1929.12.12LynchingsTampaTribune.pdf

Date: Jun 1932
Correspondence to Governor Carlton of Florida regarding the lynching of Henry Woods in Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida after Woods shot and killed the Jasper Chief of Police, Ira Foler. Perry Allison and Lit Cole, policement of Lake City were…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yxdaqug7yfi1xk8/1932.06_Lynching_HenryWood_Jasper_LakeCitywm.pdf

Date: May 1929
A headline article in The Valdosta Daily Times, published in Valdosta, Georgia on Friday, May 17, 1929 "Lynch Romey at Lake City: Wife Also Dies, is Shot by Officer Body Left by Road: Funeral Services to be Held in Valdosta Tomorrow".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kw0rokfu2sw7c9m/1929.05.17_Clip_ValdostaDailyTimes1wm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in the Birmingham News published in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, May 17, 1929 "Florida Grocer Lynched by Mob: Action Follows Wounding of Police Chief in Row".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hm4ll0xepkwmb3c/1929.05.17_Birmingham Newswm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in the New York Evening World published in New York City on Friday May 17, 1929 "Mob in Florida Lynches White Man: Wife Slain: Shooting of Police Chief by Woman Cause of Outbreak".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9qztud1hkht53z/1929.05.17_New York Evening Worldwm.jpg

Date: May 1929
A headline article in The Valdosta Daily Times, published in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday, May 18, 1929 "Carlton Orders Probe of Romeo Lynching: Funeral Service Be Held Sunday For Lynch Victim".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nu7on7xves7f2rx/1929.05.18_Clip_ValdostaDailyTimes1wm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in The Florida Times-Union, published in Jacksonville, Florida on May 18, 1929 "Probe Order Issued for Romeo Case: Governor Orders Investigation in Death of Man and Wife at Lake City". The copy of the article originally belonged to Emeine…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dmmrlw6i206tho/1929.05.18_FloridaTimesUnionwm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in The Tampa Tribune published in Tampa, Florida on Saturday May 18, 1929 "Man Lynched After Wife is Slain by Cop: Carlton Orders Inquiry Into Lake City Case".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gw6ctdlixd785sq/1929.05.18_The_Tampa_Tribune1wm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in The Los Angeles Times published in Los Angeles, California on Saturday May 18, 1929 "Florida Grocer Lynched: Victim's Wife Also Dies as Result of Battle in Which Police Chief is Shot".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ae3etokbq2o0vmj/1929.05.18_The_Los_Angeles_Timeswm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in The Valdosta Daily Times, published in Valdosta, Georgia on Monday, May 20, 1929 "Double Funeral Romey and Wife: Large Crowd Attended Funeral of Couple Slain at Lake City Last Friday".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/siy2hck57aiq15k/1929.05.20_Clip_ValdostaDailyTimeswm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in The Atlanta Constitution, published in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, May 20, 1929 "Romey Funeral Rites Are Held At Valdosta: Lynch Victim and Wife Shot by Police Are Buried With Double Service".
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxm0rjbvvf1gb4g/1929.05.20AtlantaConstitution.pdf

Date: May 1929
An article in the Columbia Gazette, published in Lake City Florida on Tuesday, May 21, 1929 "Inquest proceedings In the Romeo Case: Transcript Of Testimony: In the Court of the Justice of the Peace, Tenth District, Columbia County". The article…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2wdp9q4z76tu03/1929.05.21_ColumbiaGazette1wm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in the Columbia Gazette, published in Lake City Florida on Tuesday, May 21, 1929 "Woman Shoots Chief of Police And is Killed: E.R. Romeo, Husband of Woman Taken From City Jail By Mob and Killed". The article realtes the main events in the…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2wdp9q4z76tu03/1929.05.21_ColumbiaGazette1wm.jpg

Date: May 1929
An article in Al-Hoda published in New York City, New York on Friday, May 24, 1929. The article was written by Nicola Al-Dibis a reporter for Al-Hoda and relays some facts about the lynching of Nola Romey and killing of Hasna Romey as reported in the…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w81een39atjejv1/1929.05.24_alhoda_p1wm.bmp

Date: May 1929
An article in The Lake City Reporter published in Lake City, Florida on Friday, May 24, 1929. The headline is "Woman Killed in Pistol Battle With Police Chief
https://www.dropbox.com/s/11q0h1gmj3au274/1929.05.24_Clip_LakeCityReporter_02aWoman Killedwm.jpg
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