1845, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)

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1845, Unnamed, Violence (Punishment)

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An enslaved person was lynched at the town hall in Athens, Georgia after being accused of rape.

Partial Transcript: "The old town hall was a historic spot. It was built to provide a market on the ground floor... it had howled with the mob that lynched a negro rapist, had smiled with the lights and decorations of the Flower Queen"

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1845

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1845, Unnamed, Life-course (Death) Event
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