When was it published?

April 30, 1857 in Fayetteville Observer

Domestic News April 30, 1857

Fayetteville Observer

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Pitt County Execution, Greenville Hanging, Negroes Murder, Public Execution, Crowd Steamboat

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee

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What is this article about?

Three Black individuals—two young men and an elderly woman, mother of twenty children—were publicly hanged in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., for murder, drawing a crowd of about 5,000, including 1,000 women, from surrounding areas and a steamboat from Washington.

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A correspondent of the Petersburg Express, writing from Goldsboro, N. C., says: "Three negroes—two young men and an old woman, the mother of twenty children—were hung at Greenville, Pitt county, for murder. From early morn till noon, every avenue leading into the town was crowded with persons, representing all ages, sexes, classes, and conditions of the population of the country round about. About nine o'clock in the morning, a steamboat arrived from Washington, with some 500 passengers. The crowd was estimated at 5,000 persons, of which at least 1,000 were females."

What sub-type of article is it?

Execution Crime

What keywords are associated?

Pitt County Execution Greenville Hanging Negroes Murder Public Execution Crowd Steamboat

Where did it happen?

Greenville, Pitt County, N. C.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Greenville, Pitt County, N. C.

Outcome

three negroes (two young men and an old woman) were hung for murder.

Event Details

Three negroes—two young men and an old woman, the mother of twenty children—were hung at Greenville, Pitt county, for murder. From early morn till noon, every avenue leading into the town was crowded with persons, representing all ages, sexes, classes, and conditions of the population of the country round about. About nine o'clock in the morning, a steamboat arrived from Washington, with some 500 passengers. The crowd was estimated at 5,000 persons, of which at least 1,000 were females.