Lewis Austin

Full Name: Lewis Austin
Victim Profile: Lewis Austin
Biography: On January 06, 1884, Lewis Austin, age unknown, was lynched in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama by a mob of white men after being accused of shooting the train
contractor during an altercation on the Georgia Pacific Railroad. More work is
needed to find out who Lewis Austin was before his life was taken from him
Documented or Attempted: Documented
Birth Date: N/A
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: January 6, 1884
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Tiara Pennington
Case Number: AMP541-18840106-000
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project; Tiara Pennington
Occupation: Georgia Pacific Railroad Employee