Memphis, Tennessee.
A mob estimated at 3,000 people gathered near this spot on the night of July 22, 1893, with the intent of breaking into the Shelby County Jail and seizing Lee Walker, a black prisoner accused of attempting to rape a young . . .
(African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
A mob estimated at 3,000 people gathered near this spot on the night of July 22, 1893, with the intent of breaking into the Shelby County Jail and seizing Lee Walker, a black prisoner accused of attempting to rape a young . . .
(African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.