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Full Name
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Jim Pruitt
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Biography
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On August 13, 1933, Jim Pruitt, age unknown, was lynched in Tuscaloosa, AL on Jug Factory Road by deputies because he threatened his employer of stealing chickens. The officers reported that Pruitt tried to resist arrest and attempted to club them. Before Pruitt was lynched, he was farm laborer on a local chicken farm.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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N/A
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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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August 13, 1933
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Age at Death
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N/A
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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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Abby Rathel, Brooklynn Coleman, and Callie Rhodes
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Case Number
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AMP541-19330813-004
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Occupation
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Farm Laborer
