Newspaper Articles: The Lynching of Fred Shannon, 1924

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Title

Newspaper Articles: The Lynching of Fred Shannon, 1924

Description

Newspaper articles associated with the extra-judicial murder of Fred "Kid" Shannon by a mob in Wayland, Floyd County, Kentucky.

Creator

The Eastern Kentucky Remembrance Project

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Contributor

The Eastern Kentucky Remembrance Project, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Big Sandy Chapter, William Isom II

Rights

This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.

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Citation

The Eastern Kentucky Remembrance Project, “Newspaper Articles: The Lynching of Fred Shannon, 1924,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed February 15, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2550.