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Metadata
Title |
Account of Riot |
Dates of Creation |
September 20, 1893 |
Scope & Content |
An eight-page eye witness account, threat letter, summons, and notice of committee appointment relating to the riot and lynching of 1893 in Roanoke, Virginia. |
Year Range from |
1893 |
Creator |
J. W. Hancock |
Year Range to |
1893 |
Subjects |
African Americans Afro-Americans Black Americans Crowds Grand juries Lynchings Negroes Race riots Riots Riots & demonstrations Shooting Summons Vigilance committees Vigilantes |
Search Terms |
Campbell Avenue First National Bank Henry Street Hotel Roanoke Norwich Lock Works Ponce de Leon Hotel Roanoke Street |
People |
Airheart, Robert Anderson, General Annin, William L. Baldwin, W. G. Bently, Sargt. Bird, Capt Boothe, S.S. Buckner, R. A. Deaton, W.E. Dupuy, W. P. Dyer, Private Gearheart, J. A. Hall, J. Cleveland Hancock, J. W. Moss, Lieut. Penn, John E. Pole, Lieut. Col. Rawn, J. C. Rives, Private Scott, Robert E. (Eden) Smith, Roy B., Esq. Thomas, W. A. Trout, Henry S. Ward, J. H. Warner, Sargt. Wilson, Private |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
001\19628002.JPG |
Number of images |
11 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Object ID |
1962.8.002 |
Extent of Description |
8 page account, 1 page letter, 1 page summons, 1 page notice; size 8 1/2" x 11". |