The Strangest Fruit of All: Black Women Who Were Lynched.

The lynching of Laura Nelson. "The Strangest Fruit of All" is a planned documentary on the lynching of Black Women.

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We want to make a documentary on Black women who were lynched.  We plan to produce the video in honor and recognition of the 154 African American women who are known to have been lynched and those whose names we do not know.  We intend to have 154 women speak the names of the women on the list, the date they died and the place where they were made into martyrs.  We also intend showing footage from the locations where they joined the ancestors, as well as interviewing Professor Maria Delongoria, Dr. Daniel Meaders and others for their insight into the lynching of women.

1. At least 154 black women are known to have been lynched in America.

2. We want to inform the public of the true nature of lynching.

3. Would you be willing to share this message with others?  In so doing we increase awareness and gain support for this project.

4. Go to http://henriettavintondavis.wordpress… and read more about the women who were lynched.

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Recorded Cases of Black Female Lynching Victims 1886-1957: More on Black Women Who Were Lynched

The lynching of Laura Nelson

After seeing the connection between Henrietta Vinton Davis and Black Women who was lynched (they have no markers on their graves) posted Dr. Daniel Meaders’ pamphlet on Black Women Who Were Lynched in America.  Reading that caused me to wonder if more women were lynched than Dr. Meaders found.

That led to the revelation of  “STRANGER FRUIT”: THE LYNCHING OF BLACK WOMEN THE CASES OF ROSA RICHARDSON AND MARIE SCOTT”by MARIA DELONGORIA. The information below is extracted from Appendix A: Recorded Cases of Black Female Lynching Victims 1886-1957. This list indicates approximately one hundred and fifty four women who were lynched.

m= mother d=daughter s=son f=father c=cousin w=wife h=husband #=age of victim b=brother s1=sister

* some sexually related aspect (evidence of rape, sexual assault and/or ‘relationship’)

** approximate date

Date
Name
Lynched with
County/City State
Allegation
1870
Sept Mrs. John Simes Henry Co KY Republican
1872
Nov Mrs. Hawkins (m) Fayette Co KY Republican
—– Hawkins (d) Fayette Co KY Republican
1876
May Mrs. Ben French Warsaw KY murder
1878
4 Nov Maria Smith Hernando MS murder
1880
29 July Milly Thompson Clayton GA
6 Dec Julia Brandt (15) Joe BarnesVance Brandt Charleston SC theft/murder
1881
*4 Sept Ann (Eliza) Cowan (35) Newberry SC arson
1885
29 Sept Harriet Finch Jerry FinchJohn PattishalLee Tyson Chatham Co NC murder
1886
Sept —– Cummins Pulaski KY
25 July Mary Hollenbeck Tattnall GA murder
18 Aug Eliza Wood Madison TN murder
1887
28 April Gracy Blanton W. Carroll LA theft
1891
15 April Roxie Elliott Centerville AL
9 May Mrs. Lee Lowndes MS son accused of murder
1 Aug Eliza Lowe Henry AL arson
Ella Williams Henry AL arson
28 Sept Louise Stevenson Grant White Hollandale MS murder
1892
3 Feb Mrs. Martin Sumner Co TN son accused of arson
10 Feb Mrs. Brisco(w) AK race prejudice
10 Feb Jessie Dillingham Smokeyville TX train wrecking
11 March Ella (15) Rayville LA attempted murder/poisoning
2 Nov Mrs. Hastings(m) son (16) Jonesville LA husband accused
Hastings(d,14) Jonesville LA father accused of murder
21 Dec Cora Guthrie,Indian Territory
1893
19 March Jessie Jones Jellico TN murder
18 July Meredith Lewis Roseland LA murder
15 Sept Emma Fair Paul HillPaul ArcherWilliam Archer Carrolton AL arson
16 Sept Louisa Carter (Lou)(m) Jackson MS poisoning a well
Mahala Jackson (d) Jackson MS poisoning a well
1893
Nov Mrs. Phil Evens (m) Bardstown KY
Evans (d) Bardstown KY
Evans (d) Bardstown KY
4 Nov Mary (Eliza) Motlow Lynchburg VA arson
9 Nov Rilla Weaver Clarendon AK
1894
6 March unknown Negro woman Pulaski AK
16 July Marion Howard Scottsville KY
24 July Negro woman Simpson Co MS race prejudice
1895
20 March Harriet Tally Petersburg TN arson
21 April Mary Deane Greenville AL murder
Alice Green Greenville AL murder
Martha Green Greenville AL murder
1 July Mollie Smith Trigg County KY
20 July Mrs. Abe Phillips (m) unnamed child (1)Hannah Phillips (d) Mant TX
23 July Negro woman Brenham TX
2 Aug Mrs. James Mason (w) James Mason (h) Dangerfield TX
*28 Aug Negro woman Simpson MS miscegenation
26 Sept Felicia Francis New Orleans LA
11 Oct Catherine Matthews Baton Rouge LA poisoning
2 Dec Hannah Kearse (Walker,m)Isom K. (s) Colleton SC stealing a bible
1896
*12 Jan Charlotte Morris Jefferson LA miscegenation/living with white “husband”
1 Aug Isadora Morely Selma AL murder
18 Nov Mimm Collier Steenston MS
1897
9 Feb Negro woman Carrolton MS theft/arson
5 March Otea Smith Julietta FL murder
12 May Amanda Franks Jefferson AL murder
Molly White Jefferson AL murder
1898
22 Feb Dora Baker (d,2)Frazier Baker(f) Williamsburg SC race prejudice
9 Nov Rose Etheridge Phoenix SC murder
13 Nov Eliza Goode Greenwood SC murder
189923 March Willia Boyd Silver City MS
1900
2 March Mrs. Jim Cross (m) Lowndes AL
Cross (d) Lowndes AL
7 July Lizzie Pool Hickory Plains AK race prejudice
25 July Anna Mabry New Orleans LA race prejudice
28 Aug Negro woman Negro man Forrest City NC theft of peaches
1901
5 March Ballie Crutchfield Rome TN theft
20 March Terry Bell Terry MS
1 Aug Betsey McCray (m) Belfiield (s) Carrolton MS knowledge of murder
Ida McCray (d) Carrolton MS knowledge of murder
4 Oct Negro woman Marshall TX assault
1902
15 Feb Bell Duly Fulton KY
27 Dec Mrs.Emma Wideman Oliver Wideman Troy SC murder
1903
Negro woman murder of Mrs. Frank Matthews
8 June Negro woman Negro men (4) Smith County MS murder
24 June Lamb Whittle Concordia LA
*25 July Jennie Steers Beard Plantation, Shreveport LA murder by poison
28 Oct Jennie McCall Hamilton FL by mistake
1904
7 Feb Holbert (w) Luther Holbert Doddsville MS burning barn
*14 June Marie Thompson Lebanon Junction KY murder
30 August unknown Bates Union AK
1906
7 Nov Meta Hicks Mitchell GA husband accused of murder
1907
20 March Negro woman Stamps AK
Negro woman Stamps AK
21 May Mrs. Padgett (m) Son Tattnall GA son accused of rape
Padgett (d) Tattnall GA brother accused of rape
1908
3 Oct Mrs. D. Walker (m) Fulton KY race hatred
Walker (d) Fulton KY race hatred
1909
9 Feb Robby Baskin Houston MS murder
30 July Emile Antione Grand Prairie LA assault
1910
April 5 Laura Mitchell Lonoke AK murder
*25 Aug Laura Porter Monroe LA disreputable house
1911
*25 May Laura Nelson L.D. (14)(s) Okemah OK murder
2 Sept Hattie Bowman Ed Christian Greenville FL theft
1912
** Pettigrew (d) Ben Pettigrew (f) Savannah TN
** Pettigrew (d) Savannah TN
Negro woman Codele GA
*23 Jan Belle Hathaway John MooreEugene HammingDusty Cruthfield Hamilton GA tenants of murdered man
11 Feb Negro woman Negro children (3) Beaumont TX
13 Feb Mary Jackson George Saunders Marshall TX
25 June Ann Boston Pinehurst GA murder
1914
13 Mar** Mrs. Joe Perry (m,w) Joe Perry (h)SonChild Henderson NC
*31 Mar Marie Scott (17) Muskogee OK murder
28 May/June** Jennie Collins Shaw MS aiding in escape
17 June Paralee Collins (m) Issac (s) West Plains MO
*12 July Rosa Richardson (27-35) Providence/Santee SC murder
25 Nov Jane Sullivan (w) Fred Sullivan (h) Byhalia MS burning a barn
1915
15 Jan Eula Charles (Barber,d)Dan Barber (f) Jasper County GA parents accused of bootlegging
Ella Charles (Barber,d)Jesse Barber(b) Jasper County GA parents accused of bootlegging
May Briley Pescott AK
17 Aug Hope Hull AL
*8 Dec Cordella Stevenson Columbus MS
1916
19 Aug Mary Dennis Newberry FL aiding in escape
Stella Long Newberry FL aiding in escape
4 Oct** Mary Conley Arlington GA complicity in murder
1917
1 March Emma Hooper Hammond LA murder
1918
17 May Mary Turner (pregnant) Brooks Co GA taught a lesson
4 June Sarah Cabiness unnamed children(2)Bessie Cabiness(d)Pete (s)Tenola Cabiness(d)Cute Cabiness (d) Huntsville TX threatening white man
4 Sept Mrs. James Eyer Marion GA
*21 Dec Alma House (pregnant) Andrew Clark Shubuta MS murder
1919
5 May unknown Negro woman Holmes MS race prejudice
1920
2 Nov unknown Negro woman Ocoee FL race prejudice
18 Nov Minnie Ivory Willie IvoryWill Perry Douglass GA murder
1921
9 April Rachel Moore Rankin MS race prejudice
1922
25 June Mercy Hall Oklahoma City OK strike activity
1923
5 Jan Sarah Carrier Rosewood FL race prejudice
Lesty Gordon Rosewood FL race prejudice
29 Sept Negro woman Pickens MS
31 Sept Negro woman Holmes MS race prejudice
1924
23 June Penny Westmoreland Marcus Westmoreland Spalding GA
19 July —– Sheldon Meridian MS
11 Sept Sarah Williams Shreveport LA
1925
*25 April Annie Lowman (m) Aiken SC defending her daughter
1926
25 April Lily Cobb Birmingham AL
25 May Eliza Bryant Duplin NC success
8 Oct Bertha Lowman(d,s1) Demon (b) Aiken SC lynched after acquitted of murder
11 Nov Sally Brown Clarence (c) Houston TX
1928
25 Dec Negro woman (1) Eros LA dispute w/ whites
Negro woman (2) Eros LA dispute w/whites
1930
12 Feb Laura Wood Salisbury NC
5 July Viola Dial (pregnant) Narketta MS race prejudice
6 July Mrs. James Eyers (w) Markeeta MS race prejudice
10 Sept Holly White Pigg Lockett Scooba MS
1931
May Mrs. Wise Frankfort VA resisting Klan
1946
*25 July Dorothy Malcolm(w) Roger Malcolm (h) Monroe GA able to identify mob members
Mae Dorsey (w) George Dorsey (h) Monroe GA able to identify mob members
1956
*25 March Angenora Spencer Hyde NC miscegenation
1957
18 Nov Mrs. Frank Clay Henderson NC dispute

*Crystal Nicole Femister has a similar chart in the Appendix of her dissertation “Ladies and Lynching”: The Gendered Discourse of Mob Violence in the New South, 1880-1930. Having used overlapping sources accounts for similarities although there are differences in categories, variations of names, locations and some of the other content.