It happened the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1921. It began in
downtown Athens when a mob forcibly attacked the Athens
courthouse, and ended less than two hours later when the
prisoner seized by that mob was burnt alive six miles away in an
adjoining county. It was the most tragic event in the history of
Clarke county. It was the last lynching in Athens. Wilkes,
Donald E. Jr., "The Last Lynching in Athens" (1997). Popular
Media. Paper 38.