1919 lynching in Montgomery, Alabama

Lynchings in Montgomery, Alabama January 2026 January 2026 1919 lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Red Summer 1919 Lynching in Montgomery Alabama.png 300px News coverage of the lynchings in Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery, Alabama, United States September 29, 1919 3 Miles (or Relius) Phifer and Robert Crosky were lynched in Montgomery, Alabama, for allegedly assaulting a white woman. Lynching of Phifer and Crosky In August or September 1919 Miles Phifer and Robert Crosky, Army veterans, were arrested over allegations they assaulted two white women in separate incidents in Montgomery, Alabama. The Gadsden Daily Times-News reported that the two had confessed to the assaults.The Gadsden Daily Times-News 2019 1 A mob had formed and a concerned citizen notified Alabama's Governor Thomas Kilby that there might be a lynching.Evening Capital News 1919 1 Kilby ordered the two to be transferred to the relative safety of the prison in nearby Wetumpka.Evening Capital News 1919 1 On September 29, 1919, the sheriff and his deputies were transporting Phifer and Crosky when they were stopped by a white mob of about 25 masked men.Williams 2010 234 The deputies stood by as the men pulled the two out of the car. They were taken into the wilderness 5 mi km outside of town and told to run. As Phifer and Crosky sprinted away from the mob they were gunned down. Croskey was killed instantly, but Phifer lived for a few hours.Evening Capital News 1919 1 The Guardian 2018 According to some contemporary reports, both Phifer and Crosky were discharged soldiers and Phifer was still in his uniform when he was killed.The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer 1919 1 The Gadsden Daily Times-News 2019 1 Other (later) sources mention only Crosky as a veteran.Williams 2010 234 Lynching of Willie Temple Lynching of Willie Temple On 2 AM on September 30, 1919, a day after the lynching of Phifer and Crosky, Willie Temple was lynched in a hospital for allegedly fatally wounding Policeman Barbaree.The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer 1919 1 Aftermath Red Summer These lynchings were part of a period of civil unrest now known as the American Red Summer of 1919. Attacks on black communities and white oppression spread to more than three dozen cities and counties. In most cases, white mobs attacked African American neighborhoods. In some cases, black community groups resisted the attacks, especially in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Most deaths occurred in rural areas during events like the Elaine massacre in Arkansas, where an estimated 100 to 240 blacks and 5 whites were killed. Other major events of Red Summer were the Chicago race riot and Washington D.C. Race Riot, which caused 38 and 39 deaths, respectively. Both riots had many more non-fatal injuries and extensive property damage reaching up into the millions of dollars.The New York Times 1919 Lynchings in Alabama during 1919The Guardian 2018 DateNameCountyJune 6, 1919 James E. Lewis MobileJune 18, 1919 Jim McMillan BibbAugust 2, 1919 Archie Robinson ClarkeAugust 2, 1919 Unnamed man ClarkeSeptember 29, 1919 Miles PhiferMontgomerySeptember 29, 1919 Robert CroskeyMontgomerySeptember 30, 1919 Willie Temple Montgomery See also African American veterans lynched after WWI Washington race riot of 1919 Mass racial violence in the United States List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States Bibliography Notes 20em References September 30, 1919 Negro Shot To Death By Mob The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1919-09-30/ed-1/seq-1/# The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer Farmer Pub. Co. Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut 2381-0068 25612160 1–16 September 8, 2019 September 30, 1919 Lynch Blacks In The South Who Attacked White Women Evening Capital News https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88056024/1919-09-30/ed-1/seq-1/# Evening Capital News Boise, Idaho 2471-7754 18530685 September 8, 2019 2019 Three Negroes Are Lynched in Montgomery The Gadsden Daily Times-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19303269/phifer_croskey_temple/ The Gadsden Daily Times-News Times-News Print. Co. Gadsden, Alabama 12760995 September 11, 2019 The Guardian The Guardian May 25, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/apr/26/americas-first-memorial-to-lynching-victims-opens-in-alabama-live-updates America's first memorial to victims of lynching opens in Alabama – live updates The Guardian September 8, 2019 For Action on Race Riot Peril The New York Times The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1919/10/05/archives/for-action-on-race-riot-peril-radical-propaganda-among-negroes.html The New York Times New York, NY 1553-8095 1645522 October 5, 1919 July 5, 2019 Williams Chad Louis Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era 2010 University of North Carolina Press 9780807833940 - Total pages: 452 Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Category:African-American history between emancipation and the civil rights movement Category:Racially motivated violence against African Americans in Alabama Category:Lynching deaths in Alabama Lynching in Montgomery, Alabama Category:Riots and civil disorder in Alabama Category:White American riots in the United States Category:African-American lynching victims