Soil Collection Ceremony Hosted in Memory of George Smith

In 1891, George Smith was arrested after being wrongly accused of raping 5-year-old Lizzie Yeates. On Oct. 10, a mob seized Smith from the county jail, brutally beat him, and dragged him to the Douglas County Courthouse, where he was then hanged from a streetcar wire at the northeast corner of 17th and Harney Streets. The Omaha Community Council for Racial Justice and Reconciliation (OCCRJR) honored the life of George Smith through a soil collection ceremony that took place on Friday, October 23.

History, Nebraska GovernmentGuest UserOctober 28, 2020George Smith, Lynching, Commemoration, OCCRJR, Racial ReconciliationComment