William Dukes

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Full Name
William Dukes
Victim Profile
William Dukes
Biography
On April 13, 1887, William Duke, was lynched at the Hester Plantation at 1217 Greensboro Avenue. He was shot by the white plantation manager after being accused of leaning over to pick up an ax during a work-related altercation. Before he died, William Duke was a sharecropper and tenant farmer on the Hester Plantation.
Documented or Attempted
Documented
Birth Date
N/A
County of Birth; County of Death
N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date
April 13, 1887
Race
Black
Sex
Male
Researchers
Lauren Lafrades
Case Number
AMP 125-18870413-000
Identified by:
Alabama Memory Project
Spouse or Partner
Hattie Walker
Occupation
Tenant Farmer

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