PHOTOS: East Point marker dedicated to lynched victim of 1906 Atlanta massacre

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PHOTOS: East Point marker dedicated to lynched victim of 1906 Atlanta massacre

On Sept. 24, 2022 - 116 years after his lynching - dozens of people gathered at the East Point spot for the ceremonial unveiling of a historical marker in honor of Zeb Long.

Ann Hill-Bond (from left), Christopher Swain and Deana Holiday Ingraham unveil the historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. The event was held by the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Christopher Mosley plays the violin during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

A historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, waits to be unveiled on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. The marker was draped in a cloth from Ghana with Adinkra symbols on it. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Christopher Mosley plays the violin during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Gary Smith delivers a prayer during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Ann Hill-Bond, co-chair of the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition, speaks during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

(Left to right) Ann Hill Bond, Christopher Swain and Deana Holiday Ingharam unveil the historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point, Georgia. The event was held by the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Ceremonial objects sit at the base of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. The event was held by the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

On a table sits a jar of soil from the lynching site, which was collected in February by the Montgomery, Alabama, nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point, a historical marked was unveiled. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Christopher Swain, public art coordinator for East Point, speaks during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

A man takes a moment of silence during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Jadori Smith reads the newly dedicated historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

A quilt illustrating the Atlanta Race Massacre hangs during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

A detail is shown from a quilt illustrating the Atlanta Race Massacre during the dedication of a historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Ann Hill-Bond (from left), Christopher Swain and Deana Holiday Ingraham unveil the historical marker for Zeb Long, a lynching victim from the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Sumner Park in East Point. The event was held by the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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