Killing of John Stokes in Georgia in 1931
Incident
John Stokes (1895-1931), a laborer, was killed by a posse of police and perhaps as many as fifty others in Fulton County, Georgia. Police Lt. J.M. Carroll was attempting to arrest Stokes for burglarizing the home of Harry Young. Carroll and Stokes fought, and Stokes shot Carroll with Carroll’s gun. Carroll died of gunshot wounds and other injuries. The lieutenant’s brother Burton, a county employee, organized a posse to search for Stokes. The posse included law enforcement officers Joe Miller, Frank Jordan, and Ernest Hornsby. A tip led them to a house, where the posse shot Stokes multiple times.
advocacy group resources
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about funeral for police officer shot by John Stokes : December 3, 1931
- News article from the Atlanta World about whether the shooting death of John Stokes was a lynching or not : December 6, 1931
- Journalism: 2021-03262-STOKES John (1401983116)
- Journalism: 2021-03262-STOKES John (1401983116)
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the condition of police officer injured by John Stokes, who officers were currently searching for : December 1, 1931
- News article from the Atlanta Constitution about the funeral for police officer fatally wounded by John Stokes : December 4, 1931
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