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Lynching of Fred Alexander
African-American who was lynched in Kansas, US in 1901 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lynching of Fred Alexander was committed by a mob in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States on January 15, 1901, after he was arrested for rape and murder. He was killed when he was burned alive while tied to a metal rail. The Democratic Party-allied newspaper had been fomenting fear of African Americans as libidinous sexual predators. Results of official investigations disputed whether there was a rape and only circumstantial evidence was used to blame him for the alleged crime.[1] The lynching and its aftermath were widely covered in newspapers.[2][3]
Alexander was a veteran of the Spanish–American War. He was accused of the rape and murder of 19-year-old Pearl Forbes.[4] He was castrated during the lynching.[5]
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