William Dukes

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