Start Here: John Carter lynching (Little Rock, Arkansas)

The John Carter lynching occured on May 4, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

For more context on the lynching and the events that led to Carter's murder, please see the linked map below of Little Rock during the 1920s. The linked map walks the viewer through a timeline of events and places that were integral to the race riot, both before and after the racial violence.