Killing of Wilbur Anderson in Mississippi in 1932
Incident
Wilbur Anderson, 49, a railroad fireman, was killed in 1932 in or near Warren County, Mississippi. Anderson was working on a train headed to Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the train made an emergency stop. A man jumped into the cab of the train with a shotgun. As Anderson attempted to flee, the man fatally shot him. Wilbur was likely one of many victims of the Illinois Central Railroad killings executed by a gang of white men called the Mystic Order of United Workers, and organized to drive Black workers off the railroads. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
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