Bill Thomas
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Full Name
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Bill Thomas
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Biography
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On November 11,1881, Bill Thomas, age unknown, was nearly lynched in Tuscaloosa. While attending a circus, Bill had a verbal altercation with a white man and was shot several times. He was taken to the city jail, where he contracted pneumonia and died. Bill Thomas lived in Hale County, Alabama.
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Documented or Attempted
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Attempted
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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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November 25, 1881
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Date of Attempted Lynching
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November 11, 1881
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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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Emily Keller
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Case Number
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AMP541-18811111-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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