Historical Marker

Lynching in America / Lynching of Charles Hale

Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County · Erected 2022

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The Story

In April 1911 a white mob seized Charles Hale from the Lawrenceville jail and lynched him near the courthouse square; this marker, placed with the Equal Justice Initiative, restores his name and confronts a history long left unspoken.

About this site

Lynching in America / Lynching of Charles Hale is a historical marker in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, erected in 2022. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Gwinnett County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9571, -83.9896 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is In Tribute to Ezzard Charles (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Veterans of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County Courthouse, and Garrard’s Cavalry Raid.

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

📍 33.9571, -83.9896 · Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County

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