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− | + | '''Leander Shaw''' (d. [[July 29]], [[1908]]) was a black man accused of the robbery, rape and murder of a white woman, [[Lillie Shaw]]. | |
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− | After the crime, Shaw was allegedly found rinsing his bloody shirt in [[Pensacola Bay]], arrested and taken to the hospital where Davis, whose throat had been cut, | + | After the crime, Shaw was allegedly found rinsing his bloody shirt in [[Pensacola Bay]], arrested and taken to the hospital where Davis, whose throat had been cut, identified him before dying. Headlines from the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' announced the "Brutal Assault by Burly Negro Upon White Lady." |
− | A mob | + | A mob was formed shortly thereafter and breached the [[Pensacola Jail]], where Shaw was being held. He was hanged without a trial in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], and his body riddled with bullets from the angry crowd. |
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The crime and hanging are explored in the 2007 documentary ''[[Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]]'' by Davis's great-great-niece, filmmaker [[Alice Brewton Hurwitz]]. | The crime and hanging are explored in the 2007 documentary ''[[Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]]'' by Davis's great-great-niece, filmmaker [[Alice Brewton Hurwitz]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Scott Satterwhite and Duwayne Escobedo. "[http://inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4410 Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]" - ''Independent News'', April 19, 2007. | * Scott Satterwhite and Duwayne Escobedo. "[http://inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4410 Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence]" - ''Independent News'', April 19, 2007. | ||
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* [http://www.sandyhollowproductions.com/ Sandy Hollow Productions] - documentary production company website | * [http://www.sandyhollowproductions.com/ Sandy Hollow Productions] - documentary production company website | ||
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[[Category:African Americans killed in racial violence|Shaw, Leander]] | [[Category:African Americans killed in racial violence|Shaw, Leander]] |