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Before the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman & Mickey Schwerner in 1964; Medgar Evers in 1963; George W. Lee in 1955; or Harry T. Moore in 1951, Elbert…

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Dr Amy Mundorff, Forensic Anthropologist & subject of this article, Body of Evidence, is working with me to locate the lost, unmarked grave of Elbert Williams. Amy is a pioneer in her field. We will find the grave. Science And Technology News, Science News, Science Books, Science Nature, Body Of Evidence, Discover Magazine, Gene Therapy, Heart Muscle, Human Brain

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Body Of Evidence

Discover Magazine

Dr Amy Mundorff, Forensic Anthropologist & subject of this article, Body of Evidence, is working with me to locate the lost, unmarked grave of Elbert Williams. Amy is a pioneer in her field. We will find the grave.

John Lewis: How we won, and are losing, the right to vote Happy 50th Anniversary, Race In America, Right To Vote, I Voted, Equal Rights, Ballot, Civil Rights, All The Way

Happy 50th Anniversary

Race In America

John Lewis: How we won, and are losing, the right to vote

John Lewis: How we won, and are losing, the right to vote

John Lewis: How we won, and are losing, the right to vote

White lawyer calls on feds to reopen 1940 murder case of NAACP member Elbert, Brownsville, Unsolved, Police Officer, Lawyer, Williams, George, West

White lawyer calls on feds to reopen 1940 murder case of NAACP member

Ed Lee, Manager of Brownsville Tennessee Coca Cola bottler & President Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 1938, accompanied Brownsville Police when they took Elbert Williams from his home June 20, 1940. Brownsville Tennessee, Martyrs, Chamber, Commerce, Coca Cola, Police, Presidents

Brownsville Tennessee

Ed Lee, Manager of Brownsville Tennessee Coca Cola bottler & President Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 1938, accompanied Brownsville Police when they took Elbert Williams from his home June 20, 1940.

Charles Read Brownsville TN policeman accompanied Tip Hunter 6-20-1940 when Elbert Williams was taken into custody. Policeman, Custody, Charles, Hunter

Charles Read Brownsville TN policeman accompanied Tip Hunter 6-20-1940 when Elbert Williams was taken into custody.

Tip Hunter Brownsville TN policeman took Elbert Williams from his home the night of 6-20-1940. Locked him up & questioned him about NAACP. Three days later Williams body was found in the nearby Hatchie River. The FBI's lead suspect. Three Days, The Book

Tip Hunter Brownsville TN policeman took Elbert Williams from his home the night of 6-20-1940. Locked him up & questioned him about NAACP. Three days later Williams body was found in the nearby Hatchie River. The FBI's lead suspect.

Elbert Williams entry in Encyclopedia of African American History at BlackPast.org Yuri Kochiyama, Black National Anthem, Bluefields, John Berry, African American Museum, John Brown, Audre Lorde, Frederick Douglass, Peace

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African American Museum

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Elbert Williams entry in Encyclopedia of African American History at BlackPast.org

Elbert Williams standing far left is the 1st known NAACP Official murdered for his civil rights activity, June 20, 1940, Brownsville, Tennessee. Haywood County, Black History Facts, Cold Case, Two Decades, African American History, Book Worth Reading, Legacy

Black History Facts

African American History

Book Worth Reading

Elbert Williams standing far left is the 1st known NAACP Official murdered for his civil rights activity, June 20, 1940, Brownsville, Tennessee.

1940 June 20th, 1940 NAACP Leader Elbert Williams Lynched in Brownsville, Tennessee The Third Person, Pictures Of People, Find Picture, Racial, Black History, Love Of My Life, Victims

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1940 June 20th, 1940 NAACP Leader Elbert Williams Lynched in Brownsville, Tennessee

Elbert Williams & his wife Annie became charter members of the Brownsville, Tennessee NAACP Branch in 1939. In May 1940 five members attempted to register to vote. Threats began the next day. A white terror campaign to destroy the local NAACP & to deter African Americans from attempting to vote culminated 6-20-1940 in Williams's murder. He is the first known NAACP official in the nation murdered for his civil rights activity. Fresh Lip, Spring Event, New Green, Black Power, Fashion Books, Seventies, Social Justice

Elbert Williams & his wife Annie became charter members of the Brownsville, Tennessee NAACP Branch in 1939. In May 1940 five members attempted to register to vote. Threats began the next day. A white terror campaign to destroy the local NAACP & to deter African Americans from attempting to vote culminated 6-20-1940 in Williams's murder. He is the first known NAACP official in the nation murdered for his civil rights activity.