September 23, 1895

MARION, South Carolina

African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Race-Relations

On September 23, 1895, a very large crowd gathered in Marion to watch the circus and ended up getting much more of a performance than they had bargained for. The weather was sweltering and dry and the crowd left the tent hot and sweaty. As the crowd walked outside to leave, they were greeted by the police force in addition to several special marshal reinforcements who had been appointed to help out...