New Historical Marker Memorializes Man Lynched In Athens

By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
Posted on: Thursday, June 25, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A new historical marker has been dedicated to a Black man from Athens County who was lynched in 1881. The marker sits on Mulberry Street in Athens, near the old South Bridge. It was installed Wednesday morning. A mob of approximately 30 White men lynched Davis the day before he was… Read More