Lynching of Joseph H. McCoy

Quando

1897

Tipo

Homicídio

Coordenadas

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

black lynching victim in Alexandria, VA (1897)

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Black lynching victim in Alexandria, VA (1897)

Joseph H. McCoy was a Black teenager who was lynched in Alexandria, Virginia, beginning the night of April 22, 1897, by a mob who fought their way through police officers to break him out of jail. The mob then beat McCoy severely before he was hanged to death. McCoy was born and raised in Alexandria, living with extended family.

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