Archives of Maryland
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Thin Black Line

William Andrews
MSA SC 3520-13746
Lynched in Princess Anne, June 9, 1897

Sources:

Newspaper articles -

"Andrews Lynched!"  The Cambridge Democrat and News, 12 June 1897.

"Mob Violence."  The Cambridge Democrat and News, 19 June 1897.

"Lynched in Haste."  The Salisbury Advertiser, 12 June 1897.

Archival sources -

Maryland State Archives GOVERNOR (General File) R.K.Smith, Boston Advertiser reporter, letter to Governor Lowndes asking for his opinion on solution to lynching, dated January 9 1898 [MSA S1041-17, 2/29/01/16]

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