Killing of Gus Davidson and Henry Gilbert in Georgia in 1947
Incident
Henry “Peg” Gilbert, 42, a prosperous farmer and church deacon, was killed in 1947 by Police Chief W. H. Buchanan in the Harris County jail in Harris County, Georgia. Gilbert was being held for allegedly aiding and hiding Gus Davidson, a man accused of killing a white farmer after an argument over a cow that Davidson had accidentally run over. Buchanan claimed Gilbert attacked him in jail, and that he fired shots in self-defense. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request. Gus Davidson, born in 1919, fled the scene of the shooting death of a white man, Olin Sands, whose calf Davidson accidentally drove over in Troup County, Georgia. Davidson was eventually arrested in Camden, New Jersey in 1951 and extradited to Troup County jail to stand trial for murder. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
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- Advocacy Group: 2016-00404-EIGHT GLYNN COUNTY PRISON CAMP PRISONERS (1041052249)
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- Advocacy Group: 2016-00404-EIGHT GLYNN COUNTY PRISON CAMP PRISONERS (1041052249)
- Advocacy Group: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
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- Telegram_Reginal Hilton Worshipful Master Oriental Lodge _ Mrs Lillie Mae Davidson and Family
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- Government Incident Records: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
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- Government Incident Records: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- Department of Justice, files. Henry \Peg\ Gilbert and Gus Davidson
- News article from Atlanta Daily World about the death of Henry Gilbert : May 27, 1947
- News article from the Cleveland Call and Post about tension in Georgia counties after the beating death of Henry Gilbert : June 14, 1947
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the arrest of the wife of recently lynched farmer Henry Gilbert : June 17, 1947
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier regarding the lynching of Henry "Peg" Gilbert and Gus Davidson
- News article from the Cleveland Call and Post recent events, including the beating death of Henry Gilbert : June 21, 1947
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the death of Henry Gilbert and the arrest of his wife : June 28, 1947
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the wife of Henry Gilbert, who had recently been killed, in court : June 21, 1937
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier regarding the murder of Henry "Peg" Gilbert and Gus Davidson : May 12, 1951
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the killing of Henry Gilbert and the subsequent arrest of his wife : June 28, 1947
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about intimidation of the wife of Henry Gilbert, recently shot to death : June 29, 1947
- Journalism: 2017-00771-GILBERT Henry Peg (1052439208)
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