On July 19th 1935, Ruben Stacey, a 37 year old tenant farmer was lynched after being accused of of pulling a knife on a white woman who he asked for a drink of water. A mob of approximately 20 people kidnapped Stacey from the sheriffs and led him down the Old Davie road where he was lynched at 4:30pm.
He was shot 17 times by members of the crowd who gathered to watch the spectacle.
