Gus Webb

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Full Name
Gus Webb
Victim Profile
Gus Webb
Name Variations
Mose Webb
Biography
On December 24, 1883, Gus Webb, age unknown, was the victim of an attempted lynching in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Webb was a part of a gathering of Black men and women when policemen began shooting into the crowd and hit Webb. More research needs to be done to better understand the life of Gus Webb outside of this act of racial violence he encountered.
Documented or Attempted
Attempted
Birth Date
N/A
County of Birth; County of Death
N/A; N/A
Death Date
N/A
Date of Attempted Lynching
December 24, 1883
Race
Black
Sex
Male
Researchers
Katie Beaudin
Case Number
AMPS41-18831224-000
Identified by:
Alabama Memory Project

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