A North Carolina sheriff publicly apologized to a man who deputies attempted to lynch 67 years ago, and promised that history would never repeat itself.
When Lynn Council was just 19 years old, two Wake County sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina drove him to the woods, placed a plow line around his neck, and hung him in a tree. Miraculously, the man, who refused to admit to a robbery he did not commit, survived.
After hanging for a few seconds, the deputies eventually released him, according to The News & Observer. “I didn’t say no more to them,” he said. “They were wrong. They were wrong...Hang me for nothing. Gonna kill me. Yeah, that was rough. But everyone who was involved is gone. Jesus don’t like ugly. He knew I didn’t do it. He knew.”
Baker presented Council with a key to the sheriff’s office, ensuring Council that he would always be welcome. He was also gifted a glass case to store the key, with a verse from James 1:12, “Blessed is the man that endureth...”
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