Date | March 6, 1904 |
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Location | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°55′28″N 83°48′36″W / 39.924444°N 83.81°W |
Participants | Mob |
Casualties | |
Richard Dickerson | |
Sergeant Charles Collins | |
Anna Corbin | |
Deaths | 2 |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
Property damage | 7 buildings including the jail |
Displaced | 150 |
Coroner | Mr. Thomas |
Arrests | Albert Loback and George Hill |
Charges | Malicious destruction of property |
The lynching of Richard Dickerson took place in Springfield, Ohio, on 7 March 1904. Dickerson was an African American man arrested for the fatal shooting of a white police officer, Charles B. Collis. A mob broke into the jail and seized and lynched Dickerson. Riots and attacks on Black-owned businesses followed.