Lynching of Jordan Jameson

Lynching of Jordan Jameson
Part of Red Summer
B&W newspaper
Town Square where Jordan Jameson was burnt alive
DateNovember 11, 1919
LocationCity of Magnolia's public square
Coordinates33°16′1″N 93°14′27″W / 33.26694°N 93.24083°W / 33.26694; -93.24083
ParticipantsWhite mob in Magnolia, Arkansas
Deaths1

African-American man, Jordan Jameson was lynched[a] on November 11, 1919, in the town square of Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas. A large white mob seized Jameson after he allegedly shot the local sheriff. They tied him to a stake and burned him alive.[2]


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