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The lynching of Zachariah Walker occurred on August 13, 1911, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. A white mob attacked and burned African American steelworker Zachariah Walker alive in retaliation for reportedly killing Edgar Rice, a white Worth Brothers Steel company police officer.
Scared by the 1911 lynching of Zachariah Walker a large group of Coatesville's African Americans armed themselves and marched downtown to protect the jail from the white mob. When they arrived Mayor Swing and local Rev. T. W. McKinney assured the crowd that the rumor was false.
The lynching was the last in Pennsylvania and is said to have left a permanent stain on the city's image. [4] [9] Walker's murder was investigated by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which called for an end to lynching nationwide. [4] Pennsylvania passed a state anti-lynching law in 1923.
English: Lynching of Zachariah Walker state historical marker, located at Doe Run Rd. (Rt. 82S), approx. 1/4 mile from Coatesville city limits (at Phila. Power Plant access gate) East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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