What the records say
- When
- 18 Sep 1902
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 43.37° N, 124.21° W
- Description
- lynching in 1902, in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Killing of Alonzo Tucker
1902 lynching in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
Alonzo Tucker was an African American boxer and owned a gym in Coos Bay, Oregon. He was accused by Mrs. Dennis of rape. Alonzo Tucker was then shot by two unidentified 12-year-old boys. Tucker succumbed to his injuries; the mob chasing him took his corpse and hanged it from the 7th Street Bridge. Dennis and her family quickly left town and headed to California.
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