"Boy" Williams

"Boy" Williams, a Black man, was taken from the jail near Surrency, Georgia, in June 1899 and lynched by a mob, according to brief newspaper dispatches from that month. One dispatch refers to him as Hoy Williams and another gives his name only as Williams, but the other details match. The papers do not describe the people who took part or how the jail responded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• Hopkinsville Kentuckian, June 20, 1899, page 4 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, June 20, 1899
• The Weekly Corinthian, June 21, 1899, page 2 The Weekly Corinthian, June 21, 1899
• The Bee, June 22, 1899, page 1 The Bee, June 22, 1899
• The Grenada Sentinel, June 24, 1899, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, June 24, 1899