Unidentified AMP541-18690424-001

Biographical Information

Full Name: Unidentified AMP541-18690424-001
Victim Profile: Unidentified AMP541-18690424-001
Biography: On April 24, 1869, 3-5 Unidentified Victims, ages unknown, were lynched in Moundville, AL, by a mob of white men. These individuals were targeted after being accused for the murder of a young white man of whom which nearly eight other Black men are also recorded to have been accused and murdered of this crime. These victims were lynched in what is known to be one of the largest mass lynching to be documented in Tuscaloosa County. Following the events of this three-to-four-day period of social unrest in Tuscaloosa these 3-5 Unidentified Victims stood in defense and refused to surrender to the mob before being lynched. These 3-5 Unidentified Victims were born during an era of slavery and survived through emancipation only to have their lives taken from them.
Documented or Attempted: Documented
Birth Date: N/A
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: April 24, 1869
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Kaleb Sparks, Savannah Berryman, Kaitlin Truslow
Case Number: AMP541-18690424-001
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project

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