Lynching of Eliza Woods
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title:
Lynching of Eliza Woods
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Eliza Woods was an African-American woman who was lynched on 19 August 1886 in Jackson, Tennessee, after being accused of poisoning and killing her employer, Jessie Woolen. Woods had been Woolen's cook. When it was found that Woolen's stomach contained arsenic and that Woods had a box of rat poison at home, it was concluded that she was responsible for the death. A crowd of 1,000 was reportedly present when Woods was dragged from the jail and hanged naked in front of the courthouse. Bullets were
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1886 lynching death in Jackson, Tennessee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Eliza_Woods
date created:
2013-01-24T21:08:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:37:30Z
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