What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 1911
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 39.98° N, 75.82° W
- Description
- lynching in 1911, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Lynching of Zachariah Walker
African American who was lynched in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in 1911
The lynching of Zachariah Walker occurred on August 13, 1911, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. A white mob attacked and burned African American steelworker Zachariah Walker alive in retaliation for reportedly killing Edgar Rice, a white Worth Brothers Steel company police officer.
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