Cordella Stevenson was an African-American woman who was sexually assaulted and lynched by a mob of white men in Columbus, Mississippi on December 15, 1915.

A barn owned by a white man, Gabe Frank, was burned down in a suspected arson attack.

Stevenson's son was accused of burning the barn even though he hadn't been seen in the area for months.

[1] At 10:00 PM on December 15, 1915, a mob of white men broke into their home, sexually assaulted her and hung her naked from a tree near the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

[2] Arch escaped on foot and ran into Columbus, but was unable to obtain aid.