Shaw’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Shaw. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗On June 30, 1914, Jack Farmer, an African-American resident of Shaw, was being sought by a white posse for allegedly murdering Earl Chase, a white man, also a resident of Shaw. Two deaths took place during the intense search: Jennie Collins, an African-American woman thought to have assisted Farmer in his flight, and James Jolly, a member of the posse who was mistaken for Farmer in the darkness. Both were shot and killed as the posse swept through a local swamp where Farmer was believed to be hiding. Farmer was never located.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Shaw’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shaw’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTypical colored school near Shaw,…, 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Shaw
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Shaw, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Shaw
1 place in Shaw is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Typical colored school near Shaw, Mississippi. It is held in a church. The teacher is distributing fruit sent to the Re… (1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.