It was a solemn honor for Mayor Brian Treece on Thursday to address a crowd gathered near the James Scott memorial plaque.
Treece joined Boone County Northern Commissioner Janet Thompson, members of the Community Remembrance Project of Boone County and other local leaders to remember and educate people about the last documented lynching in the county.
The Community Remembrance Project hosted a soil collection ceremony Thursday afternoon, and soil from the site of Scott s killing will be displayed in the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City.
The sand will also be displayed at the Boone County Government Center as a symbol of the community s commitment to working for a society that embodies justice for all, Thompson said.
James T. Scott was the last documented Black man lynched in Boone County, exactly 98 years ago in 1923.
COLUMBIA - Community members and Columbia city officials gathered Thursday afternoon for a soil collection and a rededication of the James Scott memorial plaque, located on the MKT Trail.Â
James T. Scott was the last documented Black man lynched in Boone County, exactly 98 years ago in 1923.
The senior pastor of the Second Missionary Baptist Church where Scott and his family used to worship said it s important to understand our past because it gives us direction for the future.
Scott was accused of assaulting a young white girl. A white mob took Scott from the Boone County Jail and -without a trial- lynched him from what was then the Stewart Bridge over the MKT Railroad.
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By Jessica L. Kendziorek, 403rd Wing Public Affairs / Published April 19, 2021
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By Jessica L. Kendziorek, 403rd Wing Public Affairs / Published April 19, 2021
Members of the 403rd Mission Support Group leadership participated in a non-traditional staff ride, which involves walking a battlefield, only in this case the battle that was fought was the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama. The staff ride was intended to provide the leadership team with a better posture in order to have the tough conversations with their Airmen when it comes time to discuss diversity and inclusion and why it plays a vital role in combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)