Ceremony held to commemorate the life of Lloyd Warner
Warner, a black teenager, was lynched by a white mob in November of 1933 near the intersection of 5th and Jules St.
Posted: Jul 24, 2021 11:32 PM
Posted By: Ron Johnson
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The story of Lloyd Warner is one that uncovers a dark chapter, not just in St. Joseph, but across the nation between 1865 and 1950. We understand there were over 6,000 lynchings in the United States, Loes Hedge, committee member, St. Joseph Black Archive Museum said.
At least 60 of those lynchings happened in Missouri, including Warner s near the intersection of 5th and Jules St.