'Never forget': Town installs markers for lynching victims
JACK BRAMMER, Lexington Herald-Leader
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1of6A train trestle bridge crosses over Clear Creek, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Shelbyville, Ky., where three black inmates were dragged out of the city's old jail and lynched in 1911. The city plans to unveil three markers outside of the old jail downtown to note the city's 6 lynchings from 1878 to 1911. (Marcus Dorsey/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)Marcus Dorsey/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Two of three historical markers along 5th street in Shelbyville, Ky., are covered Thursday, April 8, 2021. The city plans to unveil the three markers outside of the old jail downtown to note the city's 6 lynchings from 1878 to 1911. (Marcus Dorsey/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)Marcus Dorsey/APShow MoreShow Less