Editing Easton, Maryland (section)

===20th century===
In 1916, the town erected the "[[Talbot Boys]]" statue in honor of Confederate soldiers from [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot County]].<ref>{{cite book |title=New City Upon a Hill, A History of Columbia, Maryland |page=26|first1=Joseph Rocco |last1=Mitchell |first2=David L. |last2=Stebenne |date=March 31, 2007|isbn=9781614230991}}</ref><ref name="withstands">{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |title=As Confederate symbols come down, 'Talbot Boys' endures |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/eastern-shore/bs-md-talbot-boys-memorial-20160516-story.html |access-date=March 1, 2017 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> It stood for 107 years before being [[Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials|removed]] in 2022 after years of controversy.<ref name="removed" />

In 1919, Isaiah Fountain, a black farmer from [[Trappe, Maryland|Trappe]], was the last person to be legally executed on the Eastern Shore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Koper |first1=Joe |title=Notorious case ended in Easton Jail Hanging |url=https://www.stardem.com/opinion/columns/notorious-case-ended-in-easton-jail-hanging/article_00d15687-c35a-50fe-965a-b54aaaf8e8d3.html |access-date=16 November 2024 |publisher=The Star Democrat |date=July 23, 2023}}</ref> The case made national headlines and sparked outrage about racial injustice. After the first day of his trial, a mob of 2,000 assembled on courthouse grounds and attempted to grab and [[lynching|lynch]] Fountain.<ref>{{cite news |title=100 years later: Sensationalized Fountain case appears to have faded from memory |url=https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/kent_county_news/news/100-years-later-sensationalized-fountain-case-appears-to-have-faded-from-memory/article_697b109c-1540-5cdc-80cf-69956351df03.html |access-date=16 November 2024 |publisher=Kent County News |date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> This is the largest incident of mob violence in Talbot County history to date.