May 1918 lynchings
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On May 16, 1918, a plantation owner was murdered, prompting a manhunt which resulted in a series of lynchings in May 1918 in southern Georgia, United States. White people killed at least 13 black peop
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Mary Turner, painted plaster sculpture, 1919
Historical marker in Lowndes County, Georgia
Le Petit Journal 7 Oct 1906
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
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Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was an African-American artist who celebrated Afrocentric themes. At the fore of the Harlem Renaissance, Warrick was known for being a poet, painter, theater designer, and scu
May 1918 lynchings
…tree, with a whiskey bottle marking the grave. The Atlanta Constitution published an article with the subheadline: "Fury of the People Is Unrestrained." Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Mary Turner, painted plaster sculpture, 1919 Mary Turner (c. 1885 – 19 May 1918) was a young, married black woman and mother of three—including an…
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller in 1910
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (c. 1895)
Dark Hero, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland