Prior to that, on April 28, 1836, an innocent black man, Francis McIntosh, was burned alive in St. Louis, Missouri.
pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðˈæt, ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ɐn ˈɪnəsənt blˈæk mˈæn, fɹˈænsɪs mək ɪntˈɑːʃ, wʌz bˈɜːnd ɐlˈaɪv ɪn sənt. lˈuːi, mɪzˈʊɹɹi.