George Marshall Clark and Milwaukee lynchings

Special Coverage

George Marshall Clark was lynched in Milwaukee in 1861, months after the American Civil War began, and two years before “colored” soldiers would be allowed to serve in the Union Army.

While his story has been documented, nothing is taught about him in local schools. These published news articles from the Milwaukee Independent explain about Clark’s tragedy, public efforts to properly memorialize him, other Black heroes who fought for freedom and equality during the Civil War, and the history of lynching that still affects the Milwaukee community today. mkeind.com/georgemarshallclark

Historical Remembrance: Lynching site of George Marshall Clark gets marker in Milwaukee’s Third Ward

George Marshall Clark’s Story

A Milwaukee Lynching: Activists to install headstone at unmarked grave of George Marshall Clark

Site of the only documented lynching in Milwaukee designated as a County Landmark

Historical designation for George Marshall Clark’s lynching site moves forward after public hearing

Public hearing to determine if George Marshall Clark’s lynching site will be added as landmark

The Lynching of George Marshall Clark in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Notebook: An 1861 lynching in the Third Ward

George Marshall Clark: Unmarked grave of Milwaukee lynching victim gets headstone after 160 years

Milwaukee and the legacy of lynchings

Reggie Jackson: A lesson on lynching and the insensitivity of powerful men who misuse the word

Reggie Jackson: Desecration of Emmett Till’s Memorial shows the Civil War has still not ended

From Emmett Till to Breonna Taylor: America continues to sanction the murdering of Blacks

A Time of Terror: National broadcast details story of how James Cameron survived a lynching

A witness to truth: The experience of visiting the new National Lynching Memorial

Too many White Americans fail to understand a real lynching and its history of racial terror

An inconvenient history takes national spotlight with opening of lynching memorial

Lynching survivor’s memoir wins prestigious book award

Photo Essay: Dr. Cameron exhibit at City Hall

Bryan Stevenson: An unspoken history of lynching African-American veterans

Bestselling author Bryan Stevenson spoke about social justice at MATC event

Reggie Jackson: Hopelessness is the Enemy of Justice

Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum celebrated at annual gathering

Jacqueline Olive: Filmmaking when racial terrorism is always in season

Black Holocaust Museum event offers steps toward reconciliation

Milwaukee’s Colored Soldiers

Memorial installed at grave of Colored Civil War soldier

A statue honoring Milwaukee’s Colored Civil War soldiers should be erected in Bronzeville

Photo Essay: Saluting Private Reed

Unmarked graves of two Milwaukee Civil War veterans get headstones during 2019 Doors Open

A Legacy of Lies: “Lost Cause” myth distorted Civil War history to infect America’s soul with White Supremacy

Edward Bonekemper: Debunking the big lie about Civil War history