Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Raymond Arthur Byrd, American, 1895 - 1926  Search this

Medium:

natural fiber and twine

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (4.4 × 14 × 9.5 cm)

Type:

weapons

Place used:

Wythe County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 15, 1926

Description:

A piece of rope used to bind Raymond Byrd’s hands when he was lynched in Wythe County, Virginia on August 15, 1926. The rope is constructed from twisted twine and has been coiled into a circle. Both ends of the rope are frayed but are held together with single pieces of twine.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Hate crimes  Search this

Lynching  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John M. Johnson, Wythe County, VA

Object number:

2019.59

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Weapons and Ammunition

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564a52c31-d0b9-4743-a9ae-ccfe303a3abc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.59