Lynching of Charles Atkins
Charles Atkins was a 15-year-old African-American boy who was lynched in Davisboro, Washington County, Georgia by a mob on May 18, 1922. According to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary it was the 25th of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United States. [1]
For other uses, see Charles Atkins.
| Part of Jim Crow Era | |
 News coverage of the lynching of Charles Atkins | |
| Date | May 18, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Location | Davisboro, Washington County, Georgia |
| Participants | Large white mob, 2,000 strong |
| Deaths | Charles Atkins |
Background
Mrs. Elizabeth "Billy" Kitchens, 20, served as a rural mail carrier.[2] While driving her car, 4 miles (6.4 km) from Davisboro, someone pushed their way into her vehicle, placed a shotgun against her head and fired, killing her instantly. [3] Her body was then dragged 50 yards (46 m) away.[4] A local farmer, Sid Lewis, found the body 30 minutes after the shooting and informed Sheriff English at Sandersville, Georgia.
Lynching
A mob made up of 2,000 people found Charles Atkins in Elizabeth Kitchens's car. Around 6:00 PM, May 18, 1922, he was tortured with fire until he confessed to allegedly killing Elizabeth Kitchens for her automobile. He then implicated another boy, John Henry Tarver. Atkins was then hanged and his charred body was shot over 200 times.[4] Hundreds of cars then swarmed the county looking for Tarver and another Black person, George Clark, who had been seen with Tarver.
Bibliography
Notes
- "Negro Boy Tortured and Burned at Stake In Georgia After Killing White Woman". New York Times. Adolph Ochs. May 19, 1922. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Georgia Negro burned at the stake". The Pensacola Journal. Pensacola, Escambia, Florida: Mayes & Co. May 19, 1922. pp. 1–8. ISSN 1941-109X. OCLC 16280864. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1926). "To Prevent and Punish the Crime of Lynching: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on S. 121, Sixty-Ninth Congress, First Session, on Feb. 16, 1926". United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- "Her murderer lynched by mob". The West Virginian. Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia: Fairmont Printing and Publishing Company. May 23, 1922. pp. 1–10. ISSN 2576-6228. OCLC 14450054. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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|_row_count|| {{Sort|McAllister, Bill|[[Lynching in Florence county, South Carolina|Bill McAllister]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-08|January 8, 1922}}
| Williamsburg, S.C.
| Shot
| 1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Hickson, Lincoln |[[Lynching in Florence county, South Carolina|Lincoln Hickson]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-08|January 8, 1922}}
| Williamsburg, S.C.
| Shot
| 1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Jenkins, Willie |[[Lynching of Willie Lee Jenkins|Willie Jenkins]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-10|January 10, 1922}}
| Eufaula, Alabama
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Brooks, Jake|[[Lynching of Jake Brooks|Jake Brooks]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-14|January 14, 1922}}
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Strong, Charles|[[Lynching of Charles Strong|Charles Strong]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-17|January 17, 1922}}
| Mayo, Florida
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Bell, Will|[[Lynching of Will Bell|Will Bell]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-29|January 29, 1922}}
| Pontotoc, Mississippi
| Shot
| 1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Bell, Will|Unidentified}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-29|January 29, 1922}}
| Pontotoc, Mississippi
| Shot
|
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Conner, Drew|[[List_of_lynching_victims_in_the_United_States#1920-1929|Drew Conner (White)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-01-28|January 28, 1922}}
| Bolinger, Alabama
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Thrasher, Will|[[Lynching of Will Thrasher|Will Thrasher]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-02-01|February 1, 1922}}
| Crystal Springs, Mississippi
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Harrison, Harry|[[Lynching of John Harrison|Harry Harrison]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-02-02|February 2, 1922}}
| Malvern, Arkansas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Duarte, Manuel|[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|Manuel Duarte]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-02-02|February 2, 1922}}
| Cameron County, Texas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Norman, P|[[Lynching of Mr Norman|P. Norman]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-02-11|February 11, 1922}}
| Texarkana, Arkansas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Jones, Will|[[Lynching of Will Jones|Will Jones]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-02-13|February 13, 1922}}
| Ellaville, Georgia
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Baker, William|[[Lynching of William Baker|William Baker]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-08|March 8, 1922}}
| Aberdeen, Mississippi
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Williams, Alfred|[[Lynching of William Byrd|Alfred Williams]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-12|March 12, 1922}}
| Harlem, Georgia
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Culpepper, Brown|[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Brown Culpepper (White)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-13|March 13, 1922}}
| Holly Grove, Louisiana
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Ingram, Jerry |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Jerry Ingram]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-17|March 17, 1922}}
| Crawford, Mississippi
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Unidentified |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Unidentified (white)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-19|March 19, 1922}}
| Okay, Oklahoma
| Drowned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Smith, Alexander |[[Lynching of Alex Smith|Alexander Smith]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-03-22|March 22, 1922}}
| Gulfport, Mississippi
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Curry, Snap|[[Lynching in Kirven, Texas|Snap Curry]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-06|May 6, 1922}}
| Kirvin, Texas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Varney, H.|[[Lynching in Kirven, Texas|H. Varney (or Johnnie Cornish)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-06|May 6, 1922}}
| Kirvin, Texas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Jones, Mose|[[Lynching in Kirven, Texas|Mose Jones]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-06|May 6, 1922}}
| Kirvin, Texas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Cornish, Tom|[[Lynching in Kirven, Texas|Tom Cornish]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-08|May 8, 1922}}
| Kirvin, Texas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Early, Thomas|[[Lynching of Jim Early|Thomas Early]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-17|May 17, 1922}}
| Conroe, Texas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Atkins, Charles |[[Lynching of Charles Atkins|Charles Atkins]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-18|May 18, 1922}}
| Davisboro, Georgia
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Owens, Hullen |[[Lynching of Hullen Owens|Hullen Owens]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-19|May 19, 1922}}
| Texarkana, Texas
| Hanged (body burned)
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Winters, Joe |[[Lynching of Joe Winters|Joe Winters]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-20|May 20, 1922}}
| Conroe, Texas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Bozier, Mose |[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|Mose Bozier]] }}
|{{Sort|1922-05-20|May 20, 1922}}
| Alleyton, Texas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Wilson, Gilbert |[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|Gilbert Wilson]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-23|May 23, 1922}}
| Bryan, Texas
| Beaten to death
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Thomas, Jesse |[[Lynching of Jesse Thomas|Jesse Thomas]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-26|May 26, 1922}}
| Waco, Texas
| Shot (body burned)
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Byrd, William |[[Lynching of William Byrd|William Byrd]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-05-28|May 28, 1922}}
| Brentwood, Georgia
| Shot (body burned)
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Collins, Robert |[[Lynching of Robert Collins|Robert Collins]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-06-20|June 20, 1922}}
| Summit, Mississippi
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Lewis, Warren |[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|Warren Lewis]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-06-23|June 23, 1922}}
| New Dacus, Texas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Harvey , James |[[Lynching of James Harvey and Joe Jordan|James Harvey]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-01|July 1, 1922}}
| Lanes Bridge, Georgia
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Jordan, Joe |[[Lynching of James Harvey and Joe Jordan|Joe Jordan]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-01|July 1, 1922}}
| Lanes Bridge, Georgia
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Tankard, Philip |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Philip Tankard]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-05|July 5, 1922}}
| Belhaven, North Carolina
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Pemberton, Joe |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Joe Pemberton]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-07|July 7, 1922}}
| Benton, Louisiana
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Davis, Jake "Shake" |[[Lynching of Jake Davis|Jake "Shake" Davis]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-14|July 14, 1922}}
| Miller County, Georgia
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Mack, Oscar |[[Oscar Mack]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-18|July 18, 1922}}
| Orange County, Florida
| Hanged (False report, Oscar Mack survived)
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Anderson, Will |[[List_of_lynching_victims_in_the_United_States#1920-1929|Will Anderson]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-24|July 24, 1922}}
| Allentown, Georgia
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|West, John |[[Lynching of John West|John West]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-07-28|July 28, 1922}}
| Guernsey, Arkansas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Harris, Gilbert |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Gilbert Harris]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-01|August 1, 1922}}
| Hot Springs, Arkansas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Glover, John |[[Lynching of John Glover|John Glover]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-01|August 1, 1922}}
| Holton,
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Blackwell, Bayner |[[Lynching of Bayner Blackwell|Bayner Blackwell]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-06|August 6, 1922}}
| Swansboro, North Carolina
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Steelman, John |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|John Steelman]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-23|August 23, 1922}}
| Lambert, Mississippi
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Rivers, Thomas |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Thomas Rivers]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-30|August 30, 1922}}
| Bossier Parish, Louisiana
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Daniels, Watt |[[Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana|F. Watt Daniels (White)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-30|August 1922}}
| Mer Rouge, Louisiana
| Ku-Klux Klan
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Richards, Thomas F. |[[Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana|Thomas F. Richards (White)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-08-30|August 1922}}
| Mer Rouge, Louisiana
| Ku-Klux Klan
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Long, Jim Reed |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Jim Reed Long]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-09-02|September 2, 1922}}
| Winder, Georgia
| Ku-Klux Klan
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Johnson, O.J. |[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|O.J. Johnson]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-09-07|September 7, 1922}}
| Newton, Texas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Johnston, Jim |[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|Jim Johnston]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-09-28|September 28, 1922}}
| Sandersville, Georgia
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Everett, Grover C. |[[List of Lynchings in 1922 Texas|Grover C. Everett]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-09-28|September 28, 1922}}
| Abilene, Texas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Brown, John|[[List of lynching victims in the United States#1920-1929|John Brown]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-10-03|October 3, 1922}}
| Montgomery, Alabama
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Hartley, Ed |[[Lynching of George and Ed Hartley|Ed Hartley (white)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-10-20|October 20, 1922}}
| Camden, Tennessee
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Hartley, George |[[Lynching of George and Ed Hartley|George Hartley (white)]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-10-20|October 20, 1922}}
| Camden, Tennessee
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Zarate, Elias V. |[[Lynching of Elias Zarate|Elias V. Zarate]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-11-11|November 11, 1922}}
| Weslaco, Texas
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Dickson, Cupid |[[Perry massacre|Cupid Dickson / Cubrit Dixon]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-12-05|December 5, 1922}}
| Madison, Florida
| Shot
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Wright, Charles |[[Perry massacre|Charles Wright]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-12-05|December 8 ,1922}}
| Perry, Florida
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Smith, Less |[[List_of_lynching_victims_in_the_United_States#1920-1929|Less Smith]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-12-09|December 9, 1922}}
| Morrilton, Arkansas
| Burned
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Gay, George |[[Lynching of George Gay|George Gay]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-12-11|December 11, 1922}}
| Streetman, Texas
| Hanged
|1
|-
|_row_count|| {{Sort|Young, Arthur |[[Perry massacre|Arthur Young]]}}
|{{Sort|1922-12-11|December 11, 1922}}
| Perry, Florida
| Hanged
|1
|} |
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