Lynching of George Meadows

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George Meadows after being lynched

George Meadows was an

lynched on January 15, 1889, in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Lynching and aftermath

On January 14, 1889, a

On January 16, the sheriff decided that Meadows was not the actual perpetrator of the crime, and arrested another African American man, Lewis Jackson.[3]

In 2019, Tony Bingham, a

Birmingham Botanical Gardens (both of which are located in Lane Park) erect a memorial at their facilities.[3]

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