Danville race riot

The Danville race riot occurred on July 25, 1903, in Danville, Illinois, when a mob sought to lynch a Black man who had been arrested. On their way to county jail, an altercation occurred that led to the death of a rioter and the subsequent lynching of another Black man. At least two other Black residents were also assaulted. The rioters failed to overcome the police stationed at the jail, and the Illinois National Guard restored order the next day.

History

A Black man, James Wilson, had been arrested for the assault of a white woman in Alvin, Illinois, north of Danville. A mob of about 600 whites formed to storm the county jail in Danville to kill Wilson. En route, they encountered another Black man, a native of Evansville, Indiana, who has been variously identified as J. D. Mayfield, John D. Metcalf, or Bud Fruit. In the ensuing altercation, he shot and killed Henry Gatterman, a member of the mob. Mayfield was intercepted by police and was taken to the nearby police station. Officers barricaded the doors, but they were unable to hold back the mob. Mayfield was captured and taken to the spot where the altercation occurred. There, he was lynched by hanging on the nearest telephone pole.[1]

After Mayfield died, the mob took down his body and brought it to the Danville public square in front of the county jail. The mob burned Mayfield's body, shot at it, and hacked it into pieces.[2] The mob, which had grown to about 1,000 people, was able to batter the door of the jail down, but the sheriff and the deputies opened fire on them. Seven members of the mob were shot. The mob retreated and reorganized. Two miners from Westfield, Illinois brought dynamite to destroy the walls of the jail, but they were intercepted by police in Himrod.[1]

The mob largely dispersed overnight, but two other unidentified Black residents were beaten with clubs and left in the street.[1] Order was restored after the state deployed the 7th regiment of the Illinois National Guard. Danville Mayor John Beard declined to press any charges against the rioters.[3] Nevertheless, 12 members of the mob were put on trial. In September 1903, 10 men, a juvenile, and one woman were found guilty.[4] They received indeterminate prison terms of up to 14 years.[5] Of the 10 men, 7 of them served three years in prison, two of them served three years and nine months, and one served 7 years. It is unknown how much prison time the woman and the juvenile served.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Negro Driven from Evansville Lynched by a Mob in Race War at Danville, Ill". The Evansville Courier. July 26, 1903. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Campney, Brent M. S. (2019). Hostile heartland: racism, repression, and resistance in the Midwest. Urbana Chicago Springfield: University of Illinois Press. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-0-252-08430-0.
  3. ^ "Militia Quells Danville Riot". The Champaign County News. July 29, 1903. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Rocky Mountain News (Daily) September 6, 1903 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ "Garnett Journal-Plaindealer from Garnett, Kansas". Newspapers.com. 1903-08-28. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ^ "Sheriff refused to take bribe". Commercial News. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

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