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Historical marker documenting 1912 lynching unveiled in downtown Cumming

Brothers Larry Strickland and Leroy Grogan, whose grandmother Rosalee Strickland, whose maiden name was Brown, was among the black families who were forced out of the area after Rob Edwards’ lynching. They were given the honor of officially unveiling the historical marker in downtown Cumming on Sunday, Jan. 24.

Lynching memorial — Brothers Larry Strickland and Leroy Grogan, whose grandmother Rosalee Strickland, whose maiden name was Brown, was among the black families who were forced out of the area after Rob Edwards’ lynching. They were given the honor of officially unveiling the historical marker in downtown Cumming on Sunday, Jan. 24.

The Community Remembrance Project of Forsyth County, or CRPFC, unveiled a historical marker in downtown Cumming on Sunday, Jan. 24, documenting the events of the 1912 lynching of Rob Edwards, a black man.

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