In Forsyth County, Georgia, in September 1912, two separate alleged attacks on white women in the Cumming area resulted in black men being accused as suspects. First, a white woman reportedly awoke to
Newspaper report in The Columbus Ledger of September 8, 1912
Photo taken October 2, 1912. Although not identified by the newspaper, they are believed to be: (left to right) Trussie "Jane" Daniel, Oscar Daniel, Tony Howell (accused of Ellen Grice assault), Ed Collins (witness), Isaiah Pirkle (witness for Howell), and Ernest Knox.
Headline in The Atlanta Georgian of February 19, 1913
Forsyth County, Georgia
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Forsyth County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, Forsyth County lies within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county's only incorpor
1912 racial conflict in Forsyth County, Georgia
…In Forsyth County, Georgia, in September 1912, two separate alleged attacks on white women in the Cumming area resulted in black men being accused as suspects. First, a white…
Forsyth County Courthouse in Cumming
A Mississippian priest, with a ceremonial flint mace and severed head. Artist Herb Roe, based on a repoussé copper plate.
View of northern Forsyth County from Sawnee Mountain's Indian Seats
The Rob Edwards lynching made front-page news in all the Atlanta papers. Many newspapers first reported that Ed Collins was lynched because the body was so damaged that it could not be identified.