Historical Marker

Lynching in America / Raising a Voice Against Racial Violence

LaGrange · Troup County · Erected 2017

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The Story

This marker remembers Black men killed by white mobs in Troup County, among them Austin Callaway, taken from the LaGrange jail and shot in 1940. It stands as part of a national effort to confront the era of racial terror lynching.

About this site

Lynching in America / Raising a Voice Against Racial Violence is a historical marker in LaGrange, Troup County, erected in 2017. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0351, -85.0245 near LaGrange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lagrange ART Museum (museum), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Horace King Bridge Builder, Troup County, and Lafayette.

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

📍 33.0351, -85.0245 · LaGrange, Troup County

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