Results for subject term "Lynching": 12
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The Lynching of George Peck
An African American man by the name of George Peck lived in an area called Poolesville located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Peck was documented in the 1867 census being enslaved by William Poole. There are unknown whereabouts of his family being…
The Lynching of Howard Cooper
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,…