Lynching of John Evans
At this intersection
November 12, 1914
John Evans
a black laborer
from Dunnellon FL
was lynched
condemned by a secret
council of fifteen of
St. Petersburg's most
influential citizens.
He was then turned over
to a mob of fifteen hundred
white residents and
- Murdered -
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and Central Avenue when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
