Lynching of John Evans
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lynching-of-john-evans-202-1333990
title:
Lynching of John Evans
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On Tuesday, November 12, 1914, John Evans, a black man, was lynched in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, by a mob of 1,500 white men, women and children. Evans was accused of the murder of Edward Sherman, a white real estate developer, and the attack of Sherman's wife, Mary. After word of the attack spread, and Mary Sherman claimed her attackers were "two negroes," a citywide search ensued. Suspicions immediately led to John Evans. Two days after the murder, a posse consisting of some of t
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African American who was lynched in the U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_John_Evans
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2023-07-14T07:14:35Z
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