One of the most tragic incidents in Hunt County history will be the focus of an event next weekend designed to highlight the need to discuss racial injustice.
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An event in Greenville this month is designed to commemorate an unjust lynching that occurred in downtown Greenville in 1885.
Courtesy graphic Ceremony to help foster racial justice
Herald-Banner staff report
Jan 2, 2021
An event in Greenville this month is designed to commemorate an unjust lynching that occurred in downtown Greenville in 1885. Courtesy graphic
After 135 years, one of the darker moments of Greenvilleâs history will be the focus of an event this month, designed to highlight the need to discuss racial injustice.
In collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, The Corporation for Cultural Diversity of Greenville will hold a soil collection ceremony for Thomas Peddy, a victim of racial violence who was unjustly lynched in downtown Greenville on Jan. 11, 1885.