Historical Newspaper: Postmaster Assassinated! Lake City the Scene of Mob Violence
Subject
Frazier Baker
Title
Historical Newspaper: Postmaster Assassinated! Lake City the Scene of Mob Violence
Date
02/24/1898
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph. Some language may be offensive to readers; graphic language used.
Chronicling America features a February 24, 1898 article, writer unknown, from the The County Record newspaper on the lynching of Frazier Baker- the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina who was murdered, along with his one year old daughter, in a racial terror attack by armed White men in 1898. The writer provides an account of previous attacks that led to Baker's murder, challenges Baker faced to keep his position as postmaster, graphic details about the night of the lynching. Other themes include: the aftermath of the event, a graphic description of the Baker's wounded wife and children, the racial composition of the jury, and the response of local Lake City residents. According to the article, the incident was "one of the most brutal and horrible deeds that has ever occurred in this State."
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Chronicling America features a February 24, 1898 article, writer unknown, from the The County Record newspaper on the lynching of Frazier Baker- the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina who was murdered, along with his one year old daughter, in a racial terror attack by armed White men in 1898. The writer provides an account of previous attacks that led to Baker's murder, challenges Baker faced to keep his position as postmaster, graphic details about the night of the lynching. Other themes include: the aftermath of the event, a graphic description of the Baker's wounded wife and children, the racial composition of the jury, and the response of local Lake City residents. According to the article, the incident was "one of the most brutal and horrible deeds that has ever occurred in this State."
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Publisher
The County Record, SC (The Library of Congress - Chronicling America)
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“Historical Newspaper: Postmaster Assassinated! Lake City the Scene of Mob Violence,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 7, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/865.