North Little Rock dedicates memorial to Black man lynched in 1906

Homer G. Blackwell killed at Main Street intersection

October 8, 2023 at 4:35 a.m.

by My Ly

A historical marker honoring Homer G. Blackwell is unveiled near 6th St. and Main St. in North Little Rock on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Blackwell, a successful black business owner and entrepreneur, was lynched near the site of the ceremony on Oct. 7, 1906. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
A historical marker honoring Homer G. Blackwell is unveiled near 6th St. and Main St. in North Little Rock on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Blackwell, a successful black business owner and entrepreneur, was lynched near the site of the ceremony on Oct. 7, 1906. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)


On the 117th anniversary of the lynching of Homer G. Blackwell in North Little Rock, the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement unveiled a historical marker at an intersection near Main Street, where he was killed.

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