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Pearsall, James

(born: 1889 - died: 1906) "James Pearsall, a young black teen, was legally lynched within the bounds of Fayette County. The cause of the crime was criminal assault on a white woman and her husband." ~ Paul Pendergast

*See the attached paper by Paul Pendergast.

Additional Sources:

Pearsall v Commwealth. The Southwestern Reporter, v.92 [online at Google Books].
"James Persall" in Legal Executions in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri by D. A. Hearn.

Subject

Lynchings

Kentucky County & Region

Read about Fayette County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Kentucky Place (Town or City)

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Image Rights Information

The paper by University of Kentucky student Paul Pendergast is used with his permission. Fall 2017. Class: GEO406 taught by Dr. Lynn Roche Phillips.

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NKAA Source: Legal executions in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri : a comprehensive registry, 1866-1965

NKAA Source: The Southwestern reporter (periodical)

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“Pearsall, James,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 27, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/300003677.

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