# Episode 173 The Forgotten Eleven of New Orleans

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Podcast: [Southern Mysteries Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/southern-mysteries-podcast-418174)
Published: 2025-09-29T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://southernmysteries.podbean.com/e/1891neworleanslynching/
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## Resource

In 1891, fear and anger in New Orleans boiled over after the murder of Police Chief David Hennessy. Within months, eleven Italian immigrants were dead, their lives taken by a mob in one of the darkest and most violent moments in American history. In this episode of Southern Mysteries, we revisit the events that led to the tragedy 💌 Join the Community on Patreon: Want more Southern Mysteries? You can hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries 🎧 Explore More Southern Mysteries Visit SouthernMysteries.com for more episodes and source lists. 📱 Follow on Social Media: Facebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTikTok @southernmysteriesInstagram: @southernmysteriesEmail: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources New Orleans Public Library – Records of the Board of Police Commissioners, 1890–1891 (detailing Hennessy’s murder, police leadership changes, and subsequent arrests). Library of Congress – Historic photographs of New Orleans docks and immigrant labor, 1891. Smithsonian Magazine – “New Orleans Apologizes for 1891 Lynching of Italian Americans” (April 2019). History.com – “The Grisly Story of America’s Largest Lynching” (2019). American Italian Cultural Center, New Orleans – Archival material on Italian immigration and the 2019 mayoral apology. New Orleans Times-Democrat, October 1890–March 1891 coverage (contemporary reporting on Hennessy’s murder, the trial, and the mob attack). United States Department of State – Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1891 (diplomatic correspondence with Italy following the lynchings). Reimaginin…

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