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Full Name
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William Dukes
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Biography
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On April 13, 1887, William Duke, was lynched at the Hester Plantation at 1217 Greensboro Avenue. He was shot by the white plantation manager after being accused of leaning over to pick up an ax during a work-related altercation. Before he died, William Duke was a sharecropper and tenant farmer on the Hester Plantation.
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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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April 13, 1887
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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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Lauren Lafrades
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Case Number
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AMP 125-18870413-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Spouse or Partner
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Hattie Walker
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Occupation
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Tenant Farmer
