History Pub – Lynching and Mob Violence in Oregon and the Pacific West Presented by David A. Johnson

David A. Johnson uncovers the history of mob violence from the 1850s to the mid-20th century as part of the Unjust-Justice.org project. He will explain different types of mob violence—lynchings, contrived lynch courts, vigilance committees, mobbings, and massacres—and summarize some of the most notorious examples, such as the lynching of Alonzo Tucker in Marshfield (Coos Bay) in 1902, as well as lesser known, widespread mobbings of Asian communities from the 1880s to 1920s.  

David A. Johnson is professor emeritus of history at Portland State University, where he taught from 1979-2019. He has received multiple awards for his research and instruction. Johnson has worked on Unjust-Justice.org since 2015, a public history website that maps, documents, and analyzes a century of mob violence in the Pacific West. The intended audience includes high school and college students, teachers, scholars, and the public.