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Full Name
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Dave Brown
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Biography
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On March 25, 1928, Dave Brown, about 28 years old, was lynched outside of Elrod, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, by two white men who accused another man of threatening their father. Dave Brown was shot and killed alongside Jerry Brown. He spent time living in Bessemer and worked as a laborer in the lumber industry. He lodged with Ernest and Jane Washington in Tuscaloosa before his murder.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1900
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A; Tuscaloosa County
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Death Date
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March 25, 1928
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Age at Death
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28
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Researchers
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James Hand, Callie Rhodes
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Case Number
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AMP541-19280325-002
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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All other relatives
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Jerry Brown (sibling)
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Occupation
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Lumber Worker
