Throughout our nation, protestors are righteously standing up to police overreach and brutality. Protestors gather in remembrance of the many…
One hundred years ago today, Will Lockett was executed for the murder of Geneva Hardman. The execution took place at…
Who opened fire on the crowd outside the courthouse during the trial of Will Lockett on February 9, 1920? The…
Five score and one week ago, Geneva Hardman was killed on her way to school. Five days later, the confessed…
Early on the morning of February 9, 2019, local authorities stretched a steel cable around the perimeter of the old…
On the eve of the trial of Will Lockett, tensions in Lexington were strong. Lockett, accused in the death of…
At the small Christian church where her family attended services, and where members of her family would continue to attend…
Will Lockett was indicted by the Fayette County grand jury on the morning of February 5, 1920 – 100 years…
February 4, 1920. The afternoon edition of the Lexington Leader that day ran under the headline “Girl Murdered by Man…
The Murder of Geneva Hardman and Lexington’s Mob Riot of 1920 recounts events that took place 100 years ago. In this…