Killing of Douglas Crawford in Alabama in 1944

Incident

Case summary

Douglas Crawford, (1915?-1944), according to reports made to the NAACP, was killed by a lynch mob in Camden, Wilcox County Alabama. Crawford and another man named Montgomery were abducted from a car by a gang of white men. Montgomery was beaten senseless. Crawford’s body was found with a rope around the neck and signs of having been dragged.

Victim(s):

Douglas Crawford


Date of incident: 1944-12-18
Location: Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
Location type: unknown - rural
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