Truth and Reconciliation Project
The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission is investigating the more than forty Marylanders lynched in this state between 1854 and 1933. None of the perpetrators of these crimes was ever brought to justice. The Commission is trying to uncover the facts surrounding these crimes in order to give the affected families and communities a sense of closure and help commemorate the victims of these terrorist acts.
If you are or have knowledge of someone who may be related to one of the victims, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
Maryland Racial Terrorism Lynching Victims
| County | Date Lynched | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | |||
| William | Burns (Hughes) | 1907 | |
| Anne Arundel County | |||
| John | Sims | 1875 | |
| George | Briscoe | 1884 | |
| Wright | Smith | 1898 | |
| Henry | Davis | 1906 | |
| King | Johnson | 1911 | |
| Baltimore County | |||
| Howard | Cooper | 1885 | |
| Calvert County | |||
| Charles | Whitley | 1886 | |
| Caroline County | |||
| David | Thomas | 1854 | |
| Jim | Wilson | 1862 | |
| Carroll County | |||
| Townsend | Cook | 1885 | |
| Cecil County | |||
| Fred | Pearce | 1861 | |
| John | Jones | 1872 | |
| Frederick County | |||
| James | Carroll | 1879 | |
| John | Bigus | 1887 | |
| James | Bowens/Goings | 1895 | |
| Page | Wallace | 1880 | |
| Harford County | |||
| Isaac | Moore | 1868 | |
| Jim | Quinn | 1869 | |
| Lewis | Harris | 1900 | |
| Howard County | |||
| Jacob | Henson, Jr. | 1895 | |
| Kent County | |||
| James | Taylor | 1892 | |
| Montgomery County | |||
| George | Peck | 1880 | |
| John | Diggs | 1880 | |
| Sydney | Randolph | 1896 | |
| Prince George's County | |||
| Thomas | Juricks | 1869 | |
| John Henry | Scott | 1875 | |
| Mike | Green | 1878 | |
| Stephen | Williams | 1894 | |
| Queen Anne's County | |||
| John | Fields | 1860 | |
| Asbury | Green | 1891 | |
| St. Mary's County | |||
| Benjamin | Hance | 1887 | |
| Somerset County | |||
| Isaac | Kemp | 1894 | |
| William | Andrews | 1897 | |
| James | Reed | 1907 | |
| George | Armwood | 1933 | |
| Wicomico County | |||
| Garfield | King | 1898 | |
| Matthew | Williams | 1931 | |