William Akerson

Wm. Akerson, a Black man, asked the mob that took him to send his body to a relative in Harriman, Tennessee. On Saturday, September 2, 1893, a mob took him from officers holding him at McKinney. The mob hanged him, and his body was riddled with shot, according to The Freeman.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Wm. Akerson from officers at McKinney, hanged him and riddled his body with shot, according to a historical newspaper account.

Reported by: historical newspaper account.

Source

• The Freeman, September 9, 1893, page 1 The Freeman, September 9, 1893