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| Bishop Willie K. Gordon, Sr. and his wife Alma "Mandy" Richardson Gordon |
Bishop Gordon was that courthouse grounds when they hung five Italians who were charged with robbing the bank in Independence and shooting the president of the bank. It was said that they hung all five because no one would confess the triggerman.
One day near what is now Pecora's Cleaners he saw two black men that had been lynched lying on the street on two pine boxes.
One day near what is now Pecora's Cleaners he saw two black men that had been lynched lying on the street on two pine boxes.
One day I was walking east in Amite and crossed the path of another boy who was walking south he said. There were some cows on the sidewalk, and the other boy began to curse the cows in a loud manner. A white girl was offended and went and told a horse trader name Singleton about a nigger on the street and a white boy.
When I got to the next block, several whites put me on their shoulders. Got a rope and preparing to hang me until someone recognized me and told them who I was and they released me. My stepfather, Bass who fight white folks. Bass Wheat drove an ox wagon hauling logs from Montpellier to Roseland to the box factory. There wasn't any other information mention in his interview. I searched google to see if any other information was available on the lynchings. I found several names of men and one woman, who was lynched in Tangipahoa Parish. Although, there are others who names weren't recorded.
The two men that Bishop Gordon could have seen were Jerry Rout and Daniel Rout. Bishop Gordon was born in 1909, he would have been about 8 years old. I remember him telling me these same stories during an interview with him at his home. He was in his 90s at the time of the interview.
The two men that Bishop Gordon could have seen were Jerry Rout and Daniel Rout. Bishop Gordon was born in 1909, he would have been about 8 years old. I remember him telling me these same stories during an interview with him at his home. He was in his 90s at the time of the interview.
Name of those lynched Location
Aps Ard Greensburg, Louisiana
Oct 1, 1909
Oct 1, 1909
Archie Joiner Amite, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1897
Jan 19, 1897
Charles Elliott Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Sept 21, 1900
Sept 21, 1900
Daniel Rout Amite, Louisiana
July 29, 1917
July 29, 1917
Jerry Rout Amite, Louisiana
July 29, 1917
July 29, 1917
Echo Brown Amite, Louisiana
August 9, 1899
August 9, 1899
Emma Hooper Hammond, Louisiana
March 1, 1917
March 1, 1917
George Bickam Ponchatoula, Louisiana
April 17, 1907
April 17, 1907
Gus Johnson Amite, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1897
Jan 19, 1897
Gus Williams Amite, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1987
Jan 19, 1987
Isiah Rollin Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Sept 21, 1900
Sept 21, 1900
Monsie Williams Tangiphaoa, Louisiana
Nov 16, 1905
Nov 16, 1905
Nathaniel Bowman Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Sept 21, 1900
Sept 21, 1900
William Bell` Amite, Louisiana
April 2, 1898
April 2, 1898
Source:
Reprint for the Grace Walker Collection, Amite Genealogy Library.
http://abhmuseum.org/category/lynching-victims-memorial/louisiana/page/10/
