Lynching of Jim Taylor

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Jim Taylor was an African-American man who was lynched on April 30, 1891 in Franklin, Tennessee.

Lynching

Jim Taylor was an

On April 29, 1891, a circus troupe with many African Americans was in Franklin.[1] Taylor went to Franklin and reportedly shot a circus artist named Morrellton.^[2] A policeman named Charles Cook tried to arrest him, and Taylor reportedly shot him in the neck.^[1][2] Taylor was arrested.^[1] He reportedly carried two guns and a knife.^[1] He was taken to the Williamson County Jail in Franklin.^[1]

At 10p.m., a mob entered the jail and dragged him out of his cell.^[1][2] They took him to the bridge on Murfreesboro Road (near modern-day Pinkerton Park), where they hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.^[1][2][3] The mob, who were on horseback, left shortly after,^[2] and Taylor's body was found the next morning.^[1]

The lynchers were not identified.^[1]

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