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lynching of George Scott

12 dic 1880 · 39.52° N, 87.13° W

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12 dic 1880
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39.52° N, 87.13° W
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lynching in 1880, in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, United States

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Lynching of George Scott

1880 lynching in Indiana

In the early hours of December 12, 1880, a white mob in Clay County, Indiana lynched George Scott, an African American man. Scott had fled after being accused of rape in nearby Eaglesfield, Indiana, and was captured near Indianapolis and brought to the Clay County jail in Brazil, Indiana. Rumors swirled that a mob might form, but the local Sheriff, James Lankford, paid them no heed.

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