1862-07, Unnamed, Male, Violence (Punishment)
Item
Title
1862-07, Unnamed, Male, Violence (Punishment)
Description
An enslaved man who was accused of assaulting a woman was arrested, tried, and hung in Athens, Georgia.
Partial Transcript: "The only case of mob law which ever occurred in Athens was in July, 1862. A negro belonging to Dr. Macon assaulted the wife of the overseer who had gone into the army"
Partial Transcript: "The only case of mob law which ever occurred in Athens was in July, 1862. A negro belonging to Dr. Macon assaulted the wife of the overseer who had gone into the army"
Event Type
Action Status
Date
July 1862
Date Certainty
Location
Source
Page 255
Freedom Status
Enslaver
Dr. Macon