WebMar 27, 2024 · Before at least a 1,000 mob, African-American Luther Holbert and his wife Mary were both burned at the stake for killing James Eastland, a prominent white planter … WebPages in category "1904 in Mississippi" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Luther Holbert This page was last edited on 27 January 2024, at 04:26 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ...
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WebFeb 17, 2015 · The report describes several of these, among them the gruesome 1904 lynching in Doddville, Mississippi of Luther Holbert and his wife, who were accused of killing a wealthy white planter: Luther Holbert (1852 – February 7, 1904) was an African American man who was tortured and lynched by a mob in Doddsville, Mississippi on Sunday, February 7, 1904, after being accused of a double murder. An African American woman who was with Holbert was also tortured and killed. Six other people were also … See more Holbert was born into slavery in 1852 in Mississippi. He was freed after the American Civil War ended in 1865, and married Annie in 1884; they had four children. Holbert also had a child with a mistress. See more C.C. Eastland was arrested for the murder of Holbert and the woman. When the case was before a judge, on September 22, 1904, Eastland's attorney made a motion to dismiss the charges. The judge dismissed all charges and Eastland was freed. It was … See more • List of lynching victims in the United States See more • Ginzburg, Ralph (1988). 100 years of Lynchings. Baltimore Maryland: Black Classic Press. ISBN 978-0-933121-18-8. • Ifill, Sherrilyn A. … See more On Wednesday February 3, 1904, wealthy white landowner James Eastland went to find Holbert to order him off the plantation. Three … See more It was reported that 1000 people watched and cheered as Luther Holbert and an unidentified female were tortured and killed by a lynch mob. There was a party atmosphere with people eating deviled eggs, and drinking lemonade and whiskey. Some people went … See more In November 1904, Woods Caperton Eastland, one of the brothers who led the posse, had a son; he was named James Eastland in honor of his uncle, and went on to become a See more aldi nord ab 14.11
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WebFEBRUARY 8. 1904 NEGRO AND WIFE BURNED ATSTAKE BY A MOB IN MISSISSIPPI. % IN SHADOW OF CHIRtH FLAMES LICKED HUMAN FLESH. Luther Holbert and Hi* Wife Were Fonnd A*le* > by the Pursuing Po**e—TakentoDodd*ville,Where Terrible Vengeance Was Wreaked—The Tragedy the Culmi-nation of a Series of Bloody Events That Cost Eight … WebThe New York Tribune says, February 8, 1904: "Luther Holbert, a Doddsville (Mississippi) Negro and his wife were burned at the stake for the murder of James Eastland, a white … WebOn February 7, 1904, a Black man and woman were tortured and killed in Sunflower County, Mississippi, as hundreds of white people watched and cheered. The man, Luther Holbert, was accused of fatally shooting James Eastland, a white … aldi nord ab 26.09.2022