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American, head of the local NAACP, who was murdered for registering to vote
Elbert Williams
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American, head of the local NAACP, who was murdered for registering to vote
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Birth:
1908
Death:
1940
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Biography
Elbert Williams († 1940) was an African-American from Brownsville, Tennessee. He was the head of the local NAACP, who was murdered for registering to vote. He was the last recorded lynching victim in Tennessee.