From a list of lynchings known to have taken place in various Maryland counties between the 1860s and the 1930s, the names listed below uncover and document the events as recorded in the press. When at all available, the local press was used, moving out to the more regional presses only as a fallback option. The dates listed for each lynching incident are fairly accurate (+/- 10 to 12 weeks). Most of the newspapers used are weeklies, so where date inaccuracy exists it should not pose a major problem to research.

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Links to Biographies by Year

Prior to 1870

1870-1889

1890-1909

1910-33


Links to Biographies by Region

Western

Allegany

Frederick

Southern

Anne Arundel

Calvert

Charles Whitley

Charles

Joseph Cocking

St. Mary's

Benjamin Hance

Capital

Montgomery

Prince George's

Central

Baltimore

Howard Cooper

Carroll

Townsend Cook

Harford

Howard

Eastern Shore

Caroline

Cecil

Frederick (last name unknown)
John Jones

Kent

James Taylor

Queen Anne

Asbury Green
John Fields

Somerset

Wicomico

Worcester

Edd Watson