Manly McCauley was lynched at 18 years old by a mob of white neighbors in October of 1898, just before a pivotal election, for his affair with a married white woman. This leaflet below provides a brief synopsis of what transpired.
And at this link, find a more detailed narrative of events, Manly McCauley’s life, and other connected people.
Front page of The News (Chapel Hill), Friday, Nov. 4, 1898 / Newspapers.com
1891 Tate Map of Orange County, N.C. / North Carolina Collection (illustration by Mike Ogle)
1880 U.S. Census, Bingham Township, Orange County, N.C. / Ancestry.com
1877 Marriage Certificate of Manly McCauley’s parents, Bingham Township / Ancestry.com
Maggie and Milton Brewer grave, Bethel Baptist Church cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C. / Mike Ogle
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