Rape Revolvers & Ropes: The heinous 1930 lynching of two black youths and the elusive pursuit of justice

Anarchy & Amnesia in Small Town America

In 1930, three joy-riding black youths robbed a young white couple parked on Lover's Lane. One of the youths shot the white man five times while his girl friend claimed that one of the three raped her. Local law enforcement quickly located the three, interrogated them and locked them up in the county jail. The next day, the white man succumbed to his wounds. That night a mob of angry white-folks stormed the jail and removed all three suspects. They lyn...