Unidentified AMP541-18690424-002

Biographical Information

Full Name: Unidentified AMP541-18690424-002
Victim Profile: Unidentified AMP541-18690424-002
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: AMP541-18690424-002
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project

Created Nov 2, 2023

Modified Nov 2, 2023