James Grant Richardson
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Full Name
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James Grant Richardson
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Name Variations
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Grant Richardson, Jim Richardson, Grant Richeson
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Biography
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Grant Richardson, a 40-year-old black male, was brutally lynched in Bibb County, Alabama during the late evening hours of October 11, 1910 or the early morning hours of October 12, 1910, for the alleged crime of assaulting a white female. En route to jail, he was overtaken and captured by a mob of angry miners who tied him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1870
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A: Bibb County
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Death Date
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October 12, 1910
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Age at Death
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40
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Case Number
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AMP 007-19101012-000
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Identified by:
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CSDE
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Mother
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Martha Richardson
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Father
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A. Richardson
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Spouse or Partner
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Ida Smith
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Child
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Arburlia (Arburly) Richardson, Ada Richardson, James Wesley Richardson, David John Richardson
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All other relatives
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William Richardson (sibling), Amy Richardson (sibling)
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Occupation
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Farm laborer, owned residential and agricultural land
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Head of Household and Literacy Status
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Yes; Yes