Marker Detailing Anti-Black Lynching In Dallas Vandalized. Organizers Hope To Replace It Soon

Marker Detailing Anti-Black Lynching In Dallas Vandalized. Organizers Hope To Replace It Soon

Source: jmu.edu / jmu.edu A historical marker in downtown Dallas, Texas, that tells the story of a Black man who was lynched by a white mob in 1910 was vandalized, and now an organization dedicated to preserving Black history is making plans to replace it. According to KERA News, the marker commemorated Allen Brooks, a 59-year-old Black man who worked as a handyman until March 3, 1910, when he was lynched by members of a mob of at least 3,000 wh…