Historical Case File: The Famous Trial of the Eight Men Indicted for the Lynching of Frazier B. Baker and His Baby, Late U.S. Postmaster of Lake City in the U.S. Circuit Court, at Charleston, SC
Subject
Frazier Baker
Title
Historical Case File: The Famous Trial of the Eight Men Indicted for the Lynching of Frazier B. Baker and His Baby, Late U.S. Postmaster of Lake City in the U.S. Circuit Court, at Charleston, SC
Date
1899
Type
Historical Case File
Description
Note: The source calls the document a "pamphlet." The document contains 68 pages.
The Lowcountry Digital Library provides an 1899 68-page document, written by Reverend John Dart - President of the Charleston Normal and Industrial Institute - summarizing the court case involving the murders of Frazier Baker - the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina - and his one year old daughter by a group of armed White men. Dart includes witness statements/testimonies, arguments made by the prosecution and defense, dispute of alibis, charges read by the judge, and different responses exhibited after the trial. A photo of Baker's wife, Lavinia Baker, who was wounded during the attack, is included.
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The Lowcountry Digital Library provides an 1899 68-page document, written by Reverend John Dart - President of the Charleston Normal and Industrial Institute - summarizing the court case involving the murders of Frazier Baker - the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina - and his one year old daughter by a group of armed White men. Dart includes witness statements/testimonies, arguments made by the prosecution and defense, dispute of alibis, charges read by the judge, and different responses exhibited after the trial. A photo of Baker's wife, Lavinia Baker, who was wounded during the attack, is included.
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Publisher
Lowcountry Digital Library (Contributor: Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston)
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“Historical Case File: The Famous Trial of the Eight Men Indicted for the Lynching of Frazier B. Baker and His Baby, Late U.S. Postmaster of Lake City in the U.S. Circuit Court, at Charleston, SC,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 7, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/856.