Coatesville Ceremony Finally Honors Zachariah Walker After Brutal Lynching in 1911

Zachariah Walker, who was burnt to death in 1911 by a white mob, was finally honored with a dignified burial this past Wednesday.

Coatesville resident Zachariah Walker was finally recognized with a dignified burial after his brutal death over one hundred years ago, reports staff for 6abc.

Walker, a Black man, was killed by a white mob after a self-defense shootout with a white police officer. Walker was injured during the shootout, and mob members later kidnapped him from his hospital room and threw him onto a bonfire…

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