Article: 1898 Postmaster Lynching

Frazier Baker

Article: 1898 Postmaster Lynching

06/27/2014

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The Smithsonian National Postal Museum features an article from a 2014 online exhibit, Behind the Badge: The U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The short article details the circumstances surrounding the 1898 attack on Frazier Baker - the first Black postmaster in the predominantly White community of Lake City, South Carolina - and his family. Themes include: the White community's treatment toward Baker and his family, the shooting of Baker and his family members, the reaction of the government and community in the aftermath of the incident, and the results of the trial.

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