Killing of Cellos Harrison in Florida in 1943
Incident
Cellos Harrison, 31, was killed in 1943 by four masked men in Jackson County, Florida. Harrison was awaiting trial on a charge of killing a white man when he was taken from the county jail and beaten to death by the masked men.
Miami 44-70
Miami 44-33
Miami 44-84
Bureau 44-801
144-17-3
advocacy group resources
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2021-03417-WILLIAMS Elbert (1404466142)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03614-HOWARD Willie (1407835757)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2016-00487-SMITH Wilmer (1042641623)
- Correspondence by the NAACP
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03614-HOWARD Willie (1407835757)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00963-BRADWELL Leroy (1059372097)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Advocacy Group: 2021-02853-BRICE Riley (1384301596)
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03737-HARRISON Cellos (1408824767)
- Letter from a Concerned Citizen.pdf
- Letter from National Federation for Constitutional Liberties.pdf
- Correspondence from the State Attorney.pdf
- Letter from Negro Voters League.pdf
- Request for an Investigation in Harrison's Death.pdf
- Letter from Sarasota Florida Citizen.pdf
- Letter from Hollywood Temple Methodist Church.pdf
- Letter from Civil Rights Federation.pdf
- News article from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the St. Petersburg Times regarding the murder of Cellos Harrison : June 17, 1943
- News article from the Evening Independent regarding the murder of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American regarding the lynching of Cellos Harrison : July 24, 1943
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the killing of Cellos Harrison : July 24, 1943
- News article from the St. Petersburg Times about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 17, 1943
- News article from the Evening Independent about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the Milwaukee Journal about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from Milwaukee Journal about aduction and killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from Spokane Daily Chronicle about murder of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the New York Times regarding the killing of Cellos Harrison
- News article from the New York Times about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the Tampa Morning Tribune about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 18, 1943
- News article from the Spokane Daily Chronicle about the killing of Cellos Harrison : June 16, 1943
- News article from the Sarasota-Herald Tribune regarding the lynching of Cellos Harrison : January 16, 1943
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