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January 6, 1909, Young Afro-American, Arthur Davis, Lynched For Injuring Mule - Today In Crime History
On this day, January 6, in the year 1909, a young Afro-American, Arthur Davis, was lynched in Florence, South Carolina, for injuring a mule owned by a prominent white family.
November 8, 1889, Young Afro-American Lynched For Frightening White Girl - Today In Crime History
On this day, November 8, in the year 1889, Orion “Owen” Anderson was lynched in Leesburg, Virginia, for putting a bag on his head and frightening a white female friend as she walked to school.






