An article in '' The Leaf-Chronicle '' noted , " Such open defiance and violation of law can not escape detection unless public opinion in that community approves it . Somebody knows who did it and somebody will tell unless somebody is afraid or unwilling to tell . " No one was ever convicted of the lynching . According to the '' Tennessee Tribune '' , this is " believed to be the last lynching " in the Nashville area . Fisk University Dean Reavis L. Mitchell Jr. said , " There may have been others , but there ’s no public record . " In June 2017 , a worship service was held at the chapel at Fisk University Memorial Chapel , entitled " Reclaiming Hope Through Remembering " , in memory of lynching victims Sam Smith and brothers Ephraim and Henry Grizzard , killed in 1892 . In addition , a plaque was installed in their memories in St. Anselm 's Episcopal Church in Nashville . The ceremonies were related to three years of work by a diocesan task force working on policy and community discussions related to racism in Nashville . The services were open to all the public
Ephraim and Henry Grizzard
Lynching of Ephraim Grizzard
Lynching of Samuel Smith