Negro Lynched in Alabama

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Source Type

Newspapers

Publisher

Savannah Morning News

Publication Place

Savannah, GA

Publication Date

07/04/1901

Transcript

NEGRO LYNCHED IN ALABAMA. Had Shot at a White Man for Killing His Chickens. Montgomery, Ala., July 3.-Robert White, a negro, was lynched yesterday, near Tallahassee, Elmore county. Robert White and brother, Winston, were tenants on the farm of a Mr. Goodwin and their chickens annoyed a truck farmer named Thomas. The latter killed all the fowls belonging to the Whites. Monday night the two negroes attacked Thomas and fired several shots at him, but doing no damage. Thomas returned the fire and slightly wounded Winston White. Robert White was arrested, and while on the way to Wetumpka a mob took him from the officers and hanged him to a tree.

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