A Dangerous Spirit: The Lynching of Lucian Weaver

On July 14th, 1879 Lucian (also listed as Lucius) Weaver was the victim of an extrajudicial murder by a group of men in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Weaver was accused of assaulting Mrs. Sallie Stipes-Howell the wife of John Howell at their home in rural Jefferson County.

[@AManOfFocusCommitmentSheerWill]

‘‘Twas a tale told too many times “ -Dr. Valentin Narcisse

[@MzSandi-dc3gg]

Exactly

[@Monaedeezy]

Sounds like he was specifically targeted.

[@audreyann1975]

Reminds me of the story 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

[@user-fe5hj6xv5b]

Reasons like these are the very reason we need to be vigilant because the same thing can happen again and just as I believed then I also believe now that there can be a repear just like before

[@grapeshot]

Yes I like there's a KZbin channel of this nature considering my dad's side of the family originally comes from Elkhorn West Virginia. You often times don't hear about black history in Appalachia.

[@samgutts1357]

Originally from WV I can say in fact there are few Black folk in WV today. 100 years ago? I haven't a clue. I'll have to look up Elkhorn. I left the state in 1983. Come to find out my Mom's folk come from Mullens WV just over the ridge from you all. Howdy neighbor!

[@gigwgt]

We know he would have been found guilty