Bonus Vault Content
krog tunnel
Mentioned at the beginning of Episode 12, Krog Tunnel serves as a busy thoroughfare, connecting the neighborhoods of Cabbagetown and Inman Park.
Look closely beneath the “S” in LOCALS and you will see the year of the tunnel’s construction, 1912.
ESTORIA 97
As described by B.T. Harman, at the beginning of Episode 12.
mock lynching in wisconsin
This article comes from The Tescott Press newspaper (Nov. 7, 1912), and describes a mock lynching, similar to the one Ernest Knox endured in Forsyth County in 1912.
Fulton tower
The downtown Atlanta jail where Ernest Knox was taken after being evacuated from Forsyth County. He was likely held near other black men being held on suspicion of being the Atlanta Ripper.
blood at the root
Authored by Patrick Phillips, Blood at the Root is the most authoritative writing on the racial cleansing of Forsyth County. (Click here to view on Amazon)
Sheriff William Reid & Family
As pictured in 1908.
“cumming negro lynched by mob”
On September 11, 1912, the Atlanta Constitution ran a story about the unlawful lynching of “Big Rob” Edwards.
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Charlie Hale
In 1911, Charlie Hale was killed by a lynch mob in Gwinnett, County, Georgia.
(Click here to see the unedited photo. VERY GRAPHIC)
mary turner
Mary Turner was another victim of racial terror in Georgia in the 1910’s. In Lowndes County, Georgia, this memorial was recently erected in her honor.
To read Mary’s heartbreaking story, click here.
mae crow (1893 - 1912)
Photo via findagrave.com
atlanta’s terminal station
When the Forsyth prisoners were escorted from the Fulton Tower back to Forsyth County, the first leg of their journey required them to march here, to Atlanta’s main train station.
Surrounded by troops
Prisoners Jane Daniel, Oscar Daniel, and Toney Howell (l to r) are led through the streets of Atlanta, on their way to Terminal Station. Jane and Oscar are handcuffed together.
Photo via the Atlanta Constitution • October 3, 1912
“troops uphold law in forsyth”
From the Atlanta Constitution • Oct 2, 1912