1862-07, Unnamed, Male, Violence (Punishment)

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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"

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July 1862

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Enslaver

Dr. Macon

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