Killing of Edward Williams in Florida
Incident
Edward Williams was killed in 1937 in Ocala County, Florida. He had been held in Ocala County jail on charges of insulting two white women. His mother, Dinah Kirkland, stated that he was released from jail to a group of white men in a car and never heard from again. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
advocacy group resources
- Legal files from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Office file on lynching from the NAACP.
- Advocacy Group: 2022-03858-WILLIAMS Edward (1410822677)
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- Administrative file on lynching from the NAACP
- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about the possible kidnapping of Edward Williams : July 10, 1937
- News article from the Pittsburgh Courier about the possible kidnapping of Edward Williams : July 3, 1937
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the disappearances of Edward Williams and Professor Wiley : July 10, 1937
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the disappearances of Edward Williams and Professor Wiley : July 1, 1937
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