1835

First Recorded Lynching of an African American

St. Louis, Missouri, MO

First Recorded Lynching of an African American

The first recorded lynching of an African American occurred in St. Louis, Missouri. This act of racial violence marked the beginning of a pattern of extrajudicial killings used to enforce racial hierarchy and suppress Black communities. The event underscores the early emergence of lynching as a tool of …

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