Murder

The Lynching of the Walker Family

1908 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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1908
Kind
Murder
Killed
7
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39.83° N, 98.58° W
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1908 murders in Kentucky, US
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Lynching of the Walker family

1908 murders in Kentucky, US

The lynching of the Walker family took place near Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, on October 3, 1908, at the hands of about 50 masked Night Riders. David Walker was a landowner, with a 21.5-acre (8.7 ha) farm. The entire family of seven African Americans including parents, an infant in arms, and four children were killed, with the event reported by national newspapers. Governor Augustus E.

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