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Kentucky Lynchings Index

Lynchings were hangings of course, but where the citizens took the law into their own hands. This list certainly isn't complete, but counties are shown where known. Shown are names, race, crime, date of lynching, county.

Collection Source

Research for these notes draws on a variety of historical web sources, regional studies of south-central Kentucky, the volumes Blood Runs in the Barrens, and Project HAL. This material is blended here as a general reference to assist genealogical research.

Contributor: Sandy Gorin

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Name Race Gender Accusation Date County Notes