A potter’s field is a place for the burial of unknown, unclaimed, or indigent people. The term traces back to biblical times, as it is believed that the first potter’s field was purchased by the high priests of Jerusalem with the coins that Judas…

Howard Cooper was an African American resident in Towson, Maryland, who was accused of the assault, rape, and attempted murder of Kate Gray, a sixteen-year-old white girl, on April 2nd, 1885. According to the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project,…