Resolutions of Button Hill, South Carolina concerning lynching of Frazier Baker
1898
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On February 22,1898, Frazier Baker (the postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina) and his family awoke to discover that a fire had been deliberately set to the back of their home, where the local post office was located. Baker and his daughter Julia were shot to death, and their bodies were left to cremate. Baker’s wife, Lavinia, and daughters Rosa and Cora were each shot through the arm, and his son, Lincoln, was shot in the arm and in the stomach.
When news of the atrocity spread, outraged citizens wrote to the President, members of Congress, and the Department of Justice demanding federal help to fight racial violence. In this resolution of the residents of Button Hill, South Carolina, the group outlines atrocities committed in the proceeding years and asks for the Federal government to be involved in the prosecution of these crimes.
When news of the atrocity spread, outraged citizens wrote to the President, members of Congress, and the Department of Justice demanding federal help to fight racial violence. In this resolution of the residents of Button Hill, South Carolina, the group outlines atrocities committed in the proceeding years and asks for the Federal government to be involved in the prosecution of these crimes.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.
National Archives Identifier: 12409355
Full Citation: Resolutions of Button Hill, South Carolina concerning lynching of Frazier Baker; 1898; Case File 3463/98: February 1898 - February 1899; Year Files, 1884 - 1903; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/resolutions-button-hill, December 6, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.