Bubbers Wilson

Bubbers Wilson was a young Black man, about 20 years old, held in the custody of the sheriff in Fort Myers, Florida, in late May 1924. The Frontier reported that a mob took him from the sheriff shortly after he was taken into custody. According to the same report, his body was riddled with bullets and dragged through the streets. A later Associated Negro Press dispatch said a mob shot him to death after taking him from a sheriff.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Bubbers Wilson from the sheriff after he was taken into custody and riddled him with bullets, according to the Associated Negro Press dispatch.

Reported by: The Associated Negro Press dispatch (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 27, 1924, page 12 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 27, 1924
• The Frontier, May 29, 1924, page 3 The Frontier, May 29, 1924
• The Monitor, June 6, 1924, page 1 The Monitor, June 6, 1924