Attack on John Shillady

Attack on John Shillady
Part of Red Summer
Date	April 21, 1919
Location	Austin, Texas
Participants	Mob of 8 to 10 white men, including county judge David Pickle, constable Charles Hamby, and Ben Pierce
Non-fatal injuries	John Shillady

John Shillady
John Shillady
Executive Secretary of the NAACP
	In office; 1918–1920
Preceded by	James Weldon Johnson
Succeeded by	James Weldon Johnson
Personal details
Born	John Rhode Shillady; November 1, 1875; County Down, Ireland, UK
Died	September 6, 1943 (aged 67); Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.

John Rhode Shillady (1875^[1]-1943)^[2] was an Irish-American political activist who was Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1918 to 1920.^[3]^: 140 He was attacked and badly beaten by a mob in Austin, Texas, on August 22, 1919. The attack occurred in broad daylight in downtown Austin, and the perpetrators bragged publicly about it. Shillady's injuries left long-lasting physical and emotional effects.

^ John Rohde Shillady, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
^ Find A Grave
^ Bernstein, Patricia (2008). The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781585445448.

[1] John Rohde Shillady, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

[2] Find A Grave

[3] Bernstein, Patricia (2008). The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781585445448.

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John Shillady

Executive Secretary of the NAACP
In office 1918–1920
Preceded by	James Weldon Johnson
Succeeded by	James Weldon Johnson

Personal details
Born	John Rhode Shillady (1875-11-01)November 1, 1875 County Down, Ireland, UK
Died	September 6, 1943(1943-09-06) (aged 67) Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.