Archives of Maryland
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William Burns
MSA SC 3520-13759
Lynched in Cumberland, October 6, 1907

Newspaper Sources:

"Negro Shoots Policeman." The Baltimore Sun, 4 October 1907.

"Burns Lynched." The Baltimore Sun, 6 October 1907.

"10,000 See Corpse." The Baltimore Sun, 7 October 1907.

"Scores Cumberland Police." The Baltimore Sun, 7 October 1907.

"One Demoralizing Effect of Lynching." The Baltimore Sun, 8 October 1907.

"Another Outrage." The Afro-American Ledger, 12 October 1907.

"An Unmitigated Outrage." The Afro-American Ledger, 12 October 1907.

"Rewards" and "Murder for Murder." Frostburg Mining Journal, 12 October 1907.

"Grand Jury Report." Frostburg Mining Journal, 19 October 1907.

Archival Resources:

BOARD OF HEALTH (Death Record, Counties) William Burns, 6 October 1907, Allegany County [MSA S1178]

Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Additional Sources:

William Burns (also known as Robert Hughes based on family research presented to the Commission)

Hand out circulated at the October 2, 2021 Public Hearing of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Description of the October 2, 2021 Public Hearing of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Recording of the October 2, 2021 Public Hearing of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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