Posted in Tar Heelia on March 21, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I could use your help identifying the notable North Carolinian in this photo. The man at left looks awfully familiar — I’m pretty certain it’s a governor from the early to mid 20th century. Before I start to dig around on my own, I thought I’d turn to the collective wisdom of the North Carolina [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged lynching, o. max gardner, oliver moore, tarboro nc on March 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Just after one midnight last week 200 masked men drove up to the Edgecombe County jail in Tarboro, N. C., gained admittance by pretending they brought a prisoner. Silently they drew revolvers, covered the deputy sheriff, brought out Negro Oliver Moore, 35, who was being held for trial in September on a charge of attacking [...]
