Albert Williams was an African-American man who was lynched by a mob in Chiefland, Florida, on July 21, 1927.[1]
| Lynching of Albert Williams | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chiefland, Florida, U.S. |
| Date | July 21, 1927 |
Attack type | Lynching |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Albert Williams |
John R. Steelman, who wrote his PhD dissertation on "mob action in the South", listed Albert Williams, and cited a local newspaper: "Albert Williams, charged with assault on a turpentine operator, was shot to death by a mob. The trouble is said to have arisen over a debt which Williams owed the white man."[2]
References
edit- ↑ Johnson, Charles Spurgeon (January 1928). "The Law's Too Slow". Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life. p. 19.
- ↑ Steelman, John R. (1928). A Study of Mob Action in the South (PhD). University of North Carolina. p. 235.
