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Possibly the first Jew lynched within the United States...
Possibly the first Jew lynched within the United States...
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August 17, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1868 The front page has: "Murderous Outrage at Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. - Two Men Shot Dead" which is the account of the killing of a Jewish shop owner and his black employee by 15 masked men on horseback.
The shop owner, Samuel Bierfield, is believed to be the first Jew lynched within the United States.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine, good condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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