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Full Name
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Scip Holley
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Name Variations
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Sip Holley, Sip Holly
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Biography
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On January 29, 1884, Scip Holley, about 41 years old, was accused of murdering his
employer. Holley was put in the Tuscaloosa jail. A mob of white men formed to lynch
him, but the case ultimately went to trial. Holley was found guilty of murder,
sentenced to death, and hanged in August that same year. He left behind his wife,
Emma Holley, who received his body nineteen minutes after the hanging.
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Documented or Attempted
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Attempted
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Birth Date
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Circa 1843
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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 29, 1884
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Date of Attempted Lynching
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January 29, 1884
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Age at Death
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41
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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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Trey Cowan
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Case Number
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AMP 125-18840129-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Spouse or Partner
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Emma Holley
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Occupation
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Farm Laborer
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Head of Household and Literacy Status
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No; No
