Lynching of Manse Waldrop

Lynching of Manse Waldrop
LocationPickens County, South Carolina, U.S.
DateDecember 30, 1887 (1887-12-30)
TargetManse Waldrop
Attack type
Lynching
VictimManse Waldrop
MotiveRetaliation for the alleged rape and killing of a 14-year-old African-American girl

On December 30, 1887, in South Carolina, a white man named Manse Waldrop was lynched by a mostly African-American mob for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old African-American girl named Lula Sherman. Two members of the mob, William C. Williams and Harrison Heyward, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. However, they were pardoned by Governor John Peter Richardson III.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Baker, Bruce E. (September 1, 2005). "Lynch Law Reversed: The Rape of Lula Sherman, the Lynching of Manse Waldrop, and the Debate Over Lynching in the 1880s". American Nineteenth Century History. 6 (3): 273–293. doi:10.1080/14664650500380993. S2CID 144435565 – via CrossRef.
  2. ^ Orr, Michaella. "Call My Name Resistance Tour: Cato Sherman - A Story About a Father Who Lost His Daughter and Gained Justice for Her". Upcountry Historical.
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