Victims
Obituary
Born into bondage around 1820 on the Laird family farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey, Samuel Johnson was raised as property. At the time, Colts Neck was a rural community where white families like the Lairds often relied on enslaved laborers. Johnson’s enslavers, noting his small stature — he stood barely over five feet tall […] [Read Full Obituary >]
Obituary
Henry Howard arrived in Coshocton, Ohio, on June 18th, 1885. Originally from Florida, he was looking for work and found a job in the mines on his first day in town, the Coshocton Age newspaper reported. The following evening, unaware that local residents were hunting for an unidentified Black man accused of sexually assaulting two […] [Read Full Obituary >]
Obituary
“Will you let me shake hands with all my friends?” Fred Alexander’s words rang out in the air before the flames engulfed him. It was January 15, 1901 in Leavenworth, Kansas and Alexander was known as a young man who had many friends around the town where he was born and raised. He lived with […] [Read Full Obituary >]