A former slave was lynched on Utah’s Capitol Hill. State leaders resisted a memorial, so Salt Lake City acted.

A memorial for Thomas Coleman now sits across from the Utah Capitol on Salt Lake City property.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Thomas Coleman Memorial on 300 North and Main Street in Salt Lake, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Thomas Coleman Memorial on 300 North and Main Street in Salt Lake, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

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