Gus Webb

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