Murder

lynching of George Scott

12 Dec 1880 · 39.52° N, 87.13° W

Open on the mapWikipedia
Open on the map

What the records say

When
12 Dec 1880
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
39.52° N, 87.13° W
Description
lynching in 1880, in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, United States

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

The source

Nearby in time and place