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Two Black men were once lynched in SLC. Here’s what we know about their stories.

The community gathered to remember Thomas Coleman and William “Sam Joe” Harvey in the places where they were killed.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michaelle Martial places soil in a jar to commemorate the lynching of William “Sam Joe” Harvey at the Bennet Federal Building, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Soil from the location was collected and will be sent to the National Museum for Peace and Justice.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michaelle Martial places soil in a jar to commemorate the lynching of William “Sam Joe” Harvey at the Bennet Federal Building, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Soil from the location was collected and will be sent to the National Museum for Peace and Justice.