Harper

Harper, a Black man, was taken from the sheriff near Calera, Alabama, on July 28, 1893, according to a report reprinted in the Daily Kennebec Journal and a Birmingham dispatch in the Weekly Union. Both accounts say a mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him from the nearest tree. Whether the sheriff resisted the mob or gave up the keys is not stated in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Harper from the sheriff near Calera, Alabama, and hanged him from the nearest tree, according to a 1893 newspaper report reprinting a dispatch.

Reported by: Daily Kennebec Journal, reprinting a report (reporters); Birmingham dispatch (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Daily Kennebec Journal, July 31, 1893, page 1 Daily Kennebec Journal, July 31, 1893
• Weekly Union, August 2, 1893, page 1 Weekly Union, August 2, 1893