Lynching of William Byrd

Lynching of William Byrd
Part of Jim Crow Era
News coverage of the Lynching of William Byrd in Brentwood, Wayne County, 1922
DateMay 28, 1922
LocationBrentwood, Wayne County, Georgia
ParticipantsUnknown assailants
DeathsWilliam Byrd

William Byrd was an African-American man who was lynched in Brentwood, Wayne County, Georgia by a mob on May 28, 1922. According to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary it was the 31st of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United States.

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