The Indianapolis Recorder published an Associated Negro Press article titled ""Arkansans Lynch and Burn Negro" on May 14, 1927. This article is one of the few clips in this map that both states the summary of facts about the lynching while also directly naming the other figures in the case, including Lonnie Dixon, the 16-year-old son who gave a forced confession to the murder of 11-year-old Floella McDonald.
The Richmond Planet (circulation 1882-1938), located in Richmond, Virginia, published "A Brutal Lynching in Arkansas" on May 7, 1924. This article was displayed on the first page of the newspaper and received several inches of space.
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.
This is a map pinpointing locations where Black newspapers reported on or covered aspects of the May 4, 1926, John Carter lynching in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This timeline indicates the birth and death dates of women artists working in the early modern period.
