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George Floyd and Will Lockett

June 5, 2020 thekaintuckeean 3 Comments

Throughout our nation, protestors are righteously standing up to police overreach and brutality. Protestors gather in remembrance of the many…

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100 Years Later: The Execution of Will Lockett

March 11, 2020 thekaintuckeean

One hundred years ago today, Will Lockett was executed for the murder of Geneva Hardman. The execution took place at…

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100 Years Later: Convening a Grand Jury

February 15, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Who opened fire on the crowd outside the courthouse during the trial of Will Lockett on February 9, 1920? The…

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100 Years Later: Condolence Letters

February 11, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Five score and one week ago, Geneva Hardman was killed on her way to school. Five days later, the confessed…

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100 Years Later: The Trial of Will Lockett

February 9, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Early on the morning of February 9, 2019, local authorities stretched a steel cable around the perimeter of the old…

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100 Years Later: The Day Before Trial

February 8, 2020 thekaintuckeean

On the eve of the trial of Will Lockett, tensions in Lexington were strong. Lockett, accused in the death of…

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100 Years Ago: Geneva Hardman’s Funeral

February 6, 2020 thekaintuckeean

At the small Christian church where her family attended services, and where members of her family would continue to attend…

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100 Years Later: Will Lockett Indicted

February 5, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Will Lockett was indicted by the Fayette County grand jury on the morning of February 5, 1920 – 100 years…

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100 Years Later: The Murder of Geneva Hardman

February 4, 2020 thekaintuckeean

February 4, 1920. The afternoon edition of the Lexington Leader that day ran under the headline “Girl Murdered by Man…

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100 Years Later: The Hardman Family

January 26, 2020 thekaintuckeean 1 Comment

The Murder of Geneva Hardman and Lexington’s Mob Riot of 1920 recounts events that took place 100 years ago. In this…

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