Unidentified AMP125-18880404-002

Biographical Information

Full Name: Unidentified AMP125-18880404-002
Victim Profile: Unidentified AMP125-18880404-002
Biography: On April 4, 1888, an unidentified Black woman, age unknown, survived an attempted lynching by a group of three white men near Castle Hill, a historically Black neighborhood in Tuscaloosa. She was shot at several times without provocation and was the first victim of the mob in this attack. She was targeted in addition to Isreal Green and Isaac Craig, but no newspaper or record references her by name.
Documented or Attempted: Attempted
Birth Date: N/A
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; N/A
Death Date: N/A
Date of Attempted Lynching: April 4, 1888
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Researchers: Abigail Wiest
Case Number: AMP 125-18880404-002
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project

Created Nov 2, 2023

Modified Nov 2, 2023