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Supervisor reads text for lynching marker; board grants courtroom use for presentation

King and Queen County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026

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Summary

Supervisor S.C. Alsop read proposed text for a historical marker memorializing the 1923 lynching of James Horace Carter and requested use of the county courtroom on Oct. 14 for the marker presentation; the board had no objections.

During the May 22 meeting Supervisor S.C. Alsop read the proposed text for a historical marker commemorating the 1923 lynching of James Horace Carter and asked for use of the county courtroom on Oct. 14 for a presentation when the marker is installed.

Alsop read the marker language aloud, which recounts Carter’s arrest on a rape charge, his seizure by a mob while shackled, and his subsequent murder; the reading noted there were no prosecutions. The organizing group requested courtroom use for the marker presentation and the board indicated no objection.

Other board member items included Chair Russell F. Bailey Jr. reporting his hunt club’s adoption of Pear Tree Avenue for litter pickup and remarks from supervisors thanking Delegate Keith Hodges for attending and urging remembrance of veterans. The minutes do not record formal actions tied to the historical marker request beyond granting courtroom use.