On July 21, 1898, the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator published these editorial comments including a series on the lynching of John Henry James.
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Author: Staunton Spectator and Vindicator
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“Mob Law.” Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (July 21, 1898)
In “Mob Law,” published on July 21, 1898, the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator argues that the recent lynching in Charlottesville of John Henry James, an African American man accused of assaulting a white woman, was not a dangerous form of mob rule.
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“A Dastardly Crime,” Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (July 14, 1898)
In “A Dastardly Crime,” published on July 14, 1898, the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator reports on the recent lynching in Charlottesville of John Henry James, an African American man accused of assaulting a white woman.
