What the records say
- When
- 6 Mar 1878
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 38.45° N, 78.87° W
- Description
- lynching in 1878, near Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Lynching of Charlotte Harris
Lynching in 1878, near Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Charlotte Harris was an African-American woman who was lynched by a white mob on March 6, 1878, near Harrisonburg, in Rockingham County, Virginia. Harris was hanged after being accused of burning a barn belonging to a wealthy white family. Her body was left to hang from a tree for two days in full view of the roadway.
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