Murder of Thomas Coleman
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Murder of Thomas Coleman
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Thomas Coleman, a Black man formerly enslaved by Mormons, was murdered in 1866 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sources report the lynching was a hate crime and was committed by a friend or family member of a White woman Coleman allegedly had been seen walking with before. The killer(s) slit his throat deeply and castrated his body. They then dumped his body near where the Utah State Capitol is now located, and pinned a note to his chest which said in large letters, "Notice to all niggers! Take warning!
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1866 racist hate crime lynching in Utah
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Thomas_Coleman
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2024-03-10T06:42:01Z
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