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Remembering the 1874 Trenton Massacre
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Remembering the 1874 Trenton Massacre
On Aug. 26, 1874, 16 Black men were dragged from the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, by a white mob of masked men. Five were killed outright, others wounded, and a few, including Dug Jamison, managed to escape. Their names included Bob Love, Bill and Nick Ivey, and Bob Williams — men targeted simply for being Black in the Reconstruction South. The abductions and killings made headlines across the nation, but when trials were held, intimidation silen…
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