Felix Thomas Jr.
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Full Name
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Felix Thomas Jr.
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Name Variations
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Felix Flowers Jr.
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Biography
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On April 1, 1926, Felix Thomas, 18, was lynched in Fleetwood, AL, a mining town near Tuscaloosa by a young white coworker of Alco Coal Co. after taking over the coworker’s position at the mine. His killer, Daniel Hayes, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to a year and one day in prison. He was the son of Felix Thomas Sr., and a mother, name unknown. He is buried in Peterson, Alabama, west of Tuscaloosa.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1908
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A; Tuscaloosa County
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Death Date
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April 1, 1926
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Age at Death
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18
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Researchers
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Lewis Zannis, Callie Rhodes
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Case Number
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AMP541-29260401-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Mother
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Carrie Flowers
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Father
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Felix Thomas Sr.
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All other relatives
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Jammie Flowers (sibling), Bertha Flowers (sibling), Francis Flowers (sibling), and Jammie Singerton (cousin)
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Occupation
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Miner