Dallas Historical Marker Commemorating Lynching Site Stolen, Plans for Reinstallation

Stolen Historical Marker in Dallas

• 📌 A historical marker in downtown Dallas, commemorating the 1910 lynching of Alan Brooks, has been stolen.
• ⚠️ The marker, located at Pegasus Plaza, was found vandalized and missing by Dallas Parks and Recreation on a Friday.
• 🔍 The exact circumstances and perpetrators behind the theft are currently unknown, with no immediate information from DPD.

The History of Alan Brooks' Lynching

• 💔 The marker detailed the brutal 1910 lynching of Alan Brooks, a black man accused of raping a white woman.
• ⛓️ Brooks was first thrown from a second-story courthouse window by a mob and then dragged to the site where he was hanged.
• 📍 The current empty post signifies the location of the second hanging, with the first having occurred at the old red courthouse.

Efforts to Reinstall and Increase Security

• 🤝 Dallas Parks and Recreation is collaborating with historian Dr. Ed Gray and local organizations to reinstall the marker.
• 🗓️ There are plans to have the marker reinstalled by Juneteenth, a day that marks the end of slavery in the United States.
• 🗣️ Calls have been made for increased policing in downtown Dallas to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
• 👏 Dr. Gray, who helped dedicate the marker in 2021, expressed his commitment to being present for its reinstallation.