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Robert Lewis

Date of Death: Jun 02, 1892

State: New York

County / City: Port Jervis

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Lynchings in the North is a part of the Hidden Legacies project, led by Professor Rachel L. Swarns at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University.

Images used on this website are sourced individually. All are fair use.

On the Home Page: Philadelphia Inquirer, “The Fifth Ward Murders.” Oct 14, 1871. From ProQuest, Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-1934), Afro-American, “Maryland’s Shame Edition.” Dec 12, 1931., Baltimore: Dec 12, 1931. From Internet Archives, Broadbent, Samuel Jr. and Phillips, Henry C., photographers. “Octavius Catto.” Photograph. From National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

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