Historical Marker

Lynching in America / The Lynching of Zeb Long

East Point · Fulton County · Erected 2022

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The Story

Zeb Long, a Black man arrested amid the violence, was dragged from the East Point jail and lynched during the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, one of many killed that week.

About this site

Lynching in America / The Lynching of Zeb Long is a historical marker in East Point, Fulton County, erected in 2022. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6841, -84.4496 near East Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lynching in America / The Lynching of Warren Powell (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include East Point, Hillcrest Cemetery, and JJS Playhouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.6841, -84.4496 · East Point, Fulton County

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