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Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Lynching

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Title
Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree
Collection

Lynching

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1930 - 1951
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Lynching
Topics
Lynchings -- United States
African Americans -- Crimes against
Hanging -- United States
Hangings (Executions) -- Florida -- Fort Lauderdale
Genres
Photographs
Clippings
Notes
Content: This record may contain content that is harmful or difficult to view. For more information, please refer to NYPL's Statement on Potentially Harmful Content for Digital Collections: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/about#nypl_harmful_content_statement
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: B ; 26 x 21 cm.
Description
Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree, surrounded by onlookers, including girls, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16191416
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ad26540-0042-0130-44fb-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1930: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd81f60-c3fe-2ec6-e040-e00a18061055

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd81f60-c3fe-2ec6-e040-e00a18061055

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1930 - 1951). Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd81f60-c3fe-2ec6-e040-e00a18061055

Wikipedia Citation

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Rubin Stacey, lynched victim, hanging from a tree