Killing of Paul Graves in Virginia in 1938

Incident

Case summary

Paul Graves, approximately 38 years old, died in 1938 in Virginia. A letter from Graves’s brother to the NAACP says that Graves’s body was found on railroad tracks between Danville and Lynchburg, Virginia. The letter refers to newspaper accounts reporting that Graves was murdered on the train and his body thrown to the tracks.

Victim(s):

Paul Graves


Date of incident: 1938-01-13
Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Location type: public conveyance
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