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August 11, 1939
The Northwest Enterprise
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
Charlie Williams of Georgia debunks a Tuskegee Institute report claiming he was lynched by white men at Woodcliffe on March 11, stating he is alive and working in a Savannah fertilizer plant.
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Beware Of Walking Ga. Lynching Victim
SAVANNAH, Ga. (UNP)—"I'm very much alive and working," declared Charlie Williams of himself in clearing up a semi-annual report made by the Tuskegee Institute that he had been lynched by a group of white men at Woodcliffe, Georgia on March 11.
Williams was working in a fertilizer plant when found by Detective Serg. E. A. Fitzgerald. Williams said, "I heard I was lynched, but didn't pay any attention to it because I knew I was living."
M. M. Work, statistician at Tuskegee reported the Williams lynching was the only one listed against the state of Georgia so far this year.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (UNP)—"I'm very much alive and working," declared Charlie Williams of himself in clearing up a semi-annual report made by the Tuskegee Institute that he had been lynched by a group of white men at Woodcliffe, Georgia on March 11.
Williams was working in a fertilizer plant when found by Detective Serg. E. A. Fitzgerald. Williams said, "I heard I was lynched, but didn't pay any attention to it because I knew I was living."
M. M. Work, statistician at Tuskegee reported the Williams lynching was the only one listed against the state of Georgia so far this year.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Lynching
False Report
Charlie Williams
Woodcliffe
Georgia
Tuskegee Institute
What entities or persons were involved?
Charlie Williams
E. A. Fitzgerald
M. M. Work
Where did it happen?
Woodcliffe, Georgia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Woodcliffe, Georgia
Event Date
March 11
Key Persons
Charlie Williams
E. A. Fitzgerald
M. M. Work
Outcome
false report; no lynching occurred, williams is alive and working.
Event Details
Tuskegee Institute reported Charlie Williams lynched by white men at Woodcliffe, Georgia on March 11; Williams, found working in a Savannah fertilizer plant, declares he is alive and dismisses the rumor.