Murder

lynching of Albert Easley

20 Jan 1879 · 38.83° N, 85.05° W

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When
20 Jan 1879
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
38.83° N, 85.05° W
Description
lynching in 1879, in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States

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Lynching of Albert Easley

Albert Easley was an African-American boy aged 13–14 years who was lynched in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, on January 20, 1879, after being arrested as a suspect in the assault and rape of Mrs. Moses Ables of nearby Cove Creek, Etowah County, Alabama. Mrs. Ables, a widowed mother of three, was found unconscious but alive three days earlier with severe head injuries and indications that she had been raped.

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