Believed to be John Brondon
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Murdered in: South of Jeffersonville | March 23, 1919
Lynching south of Jeffersonvile, GA on March 23, 1919. Likely John Brondon.
Racial terror lynching was much more prevalent than previously reported. Researchers at the Equal Justice Institute have documented several hundred more lynchings than originally disclosed. This is is just one example of a man's life taken with little to no "official" account and no courage to even share his name.
Researching lynchings and their victims' lives is difficult work, especially seeking information over one hundred years after a reported event. In all of the subject states there is an astonishing absence of any effort to acknowledge, discuss, or address lynching.
ABHM is grateful to our numerous contributors. Our audience continually helps ABHM expand the historical record. Unfortunately, we know little about the lives of most of those who have been lynched. ABHM is collecting victims' life stories and working to bring a more full account to this "time of terror."
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