Killing of Willie Burns in Arkansas in 1932
Incident
Willie Burns was killed in 1932 by Jewett Powell, Henry Byrum, and James Harris, members of a 100-man posse led by sheriff Joe Campbell and deputy sheriff J.E. Campbell, in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Burns was under arrest in a police car for threatening to kill his wife Mary Burns when he allegedly grabbed a gun and killed deputy sheriff James Ray Carlton and wounded deputy sheriff C.B. Walker. Burns then allegedly returned to his home where he shot and killed Mary. The posse was formed, which tracked him down and killed him.
death certificates
- News article from the New Journal and Guide about lynchings in 1932 : December 31, 1932
- News article from the Black Dispatch about the attacks against Frank Tucker, Willie Burns, Charles Miller and others : September 22, 1932
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about Black education, politics, and various instances of racial violence : December 28, 1932
- News article from the Arkansas Gazette about the murder of Willie Burns : May 26, 1932
- News article from the Blytheville Courier News about the murder of Willie Burns : May 26, 1932
- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about the attacks against Frank Tucker, Willie Burns, Charles Miller and others : September 24, 1932
- News article from the Blytheville Courier News about the attempted arrest and hunt for Sam Bank (Willie Burns) : May 25, 1932
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