Episode 2 of 3
Storming of the Old Parish Prison
- When
- March 14, 1891
- Where
- Old Parish Prison
On March 14, 1891, a mob broke into the Old Parish Prison in New Orleans and killed eleven Italian prisoners.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered near the prison. A multi-racial crowd marched to the facility, chanting for the prisoners. The mob forced open the doors and killed eleven of the nineteen Italian men held there, most by shooting. This was the largest mass lynching in U.S. history.
Sources
- 1891 New Orleans lynchings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
- David Hennessy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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