Sunday, December 4, 2011

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams


December 4, 1931 - A mob lynched African American, Matthew Williams, on the courthouse lawn in Salisbury, Maryland.
From Delmarva Almanac

2 comments:

  1. I am so disturbed by this post. I wish that we could humanize this tragic event by knowing the story of Matthew Williams. Perhaps as history buffs we could think of way to make reparations to his family. I am SO saddened by this.

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  2. I am so disturbed by this post. I wish that we could humanize this tragic event by knowing the story of Matthew Williams. Perhaps as history buffs we could think of way to make reparations to his family. I am SO saddened by this.

    ReplyDelete