Location(s): Blounstown, Florida
Decade: 1930s
On August 28, 1931, 18 year-old Charlie Smoke and his brother, 28 year-old Richard, were abducted from a car and lynched by a mob in Blountstown, Florida. A grand jury in Calhoun County declined to indict.
The collection includes: Charlie Smoke’s death certificate, newspaper articles, and Census records.