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Lynching of Sam Hose, the Glossary

Sam Hose (born Samuel Thomas Wilkes; c. 1875 – April 23, 1899) was an African American man who was tortured and murdered by a white lynch mob in Coweta County, Georgia, after being accused of rape.^[1]

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1899 in Georgia (U.S. state)
1899 murders in the United States
April 1899 events
Deaths by person in Georgia (U.S. state)
Lynching deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Allen D. Candler

Allen Daniel Candler (November 4, 1834 – October 26, 1910), was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Coweta County, Georgia

Coweta County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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False accusation of rape

A false accusation of rape happens when a person states that they or another person have been raped when no rape has occurred. Lynching of Sam Hose and false accusation of rape are false allegations of sex crimes.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Georgia Historical Society

The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is a statewide historical society in Georgia. Lynching of Sam Hose and Georgia Historical Society are history of Georgia (U.S. state).

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God in Christianity

In Christianity, God is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things.

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Griffin, Georgia

Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, United States.

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Ida B. Wells

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.

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Joel Chandler Harris

Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories.

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Kerosene

Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will.

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KPFK

KPFK (90.7 FM) is a listener-sponsored radio station based in North Hollywood, California, United States, which serves Southern California, and also streams 24 hours a day via the Internet.

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Leon Litwack

Leon Frank Litwack (December 2, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American historian whose scholarship focused on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century.

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Lynching

Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group.

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Macon County, Georgia

Macon County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Marshallville, Georgia

Marshallville is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States.

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Moore's Ford lynchings

The Moore's Ford lynchings, also known as the 1946 Georgia lynching, refers to the July 25, 1946, murders of four young African Americans by a mob of white men. Lynching of Sam Hose and Moore's Ford lynchings are lynching deaths in Georgia (U.S. state), Murdered African-American people, People murdered in Georgia (U.S. state) and Racially motivated violence against African Americans.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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Nadir of American race relations

The nadir of American race relations was the period in African-American history and the history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 through the early 20th century, when racism in the country, and particularly anti-black racism, was more open and pronounced than it had ever been during any other period in the nation's history.

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Newnan, Georgia

Newnan is a city in and the county seat of Coweta County, Georgia, United States, about southwest of Atlanta.

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Palmetto, Georgia

Palmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Philip Dray

Philip Dray is an American writer and historian, known for his comprehensive analyses of American scientific, racial, and labor history.

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Pistol

A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a barrel with an integral chamber.

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Pseudonym

A pseudonym or alias is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym).

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Rebecca Latimer Felton

Rebecca Ann Felton (Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, white supremacist, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day.

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Revolver

A revolver is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing.

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Richard Rusk

Richard "Rich" Geary Rusk (March 30, 1946January 28, 2018) was an American environmental activist and the founder of the Moore's Ford Memorial Committee.

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Self-defense

Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm.

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Sexual assault

Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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Sic

The Latin adverb sic (thus, so, and in this manner) inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Sam_Hose

Also known as Sam Hose, Samuel Hose, Samuel Thomas Wilkes, Samuel Wilkes.

Lynching of Sam Hose, the Glossary

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1899 in Georgia (U.S. state)

1899 murders in the United States

April 1899 events

Deaths by person in Georgia (U.S. state)

Lynching deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)

References