The lynchings of William Bird and George Whiteside, November 1918.

This is a collection of newspaper articles relating to the lynching of William Bird and George Whiteside in November of 1918. Whiteside, who allegedly confessed to the murder of a Sheffield policeman, was lynched on November 12. Bird, whose involvement in murder is not clear, was lynched November 10...

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The lynchings of William Bird and George Whiteside, November 1918.
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Community; crime
description This is a collection of newspaper articles relating to the lynching of William Bird and George Whiteside in November of 1918. Whiteside, who allegedly confessed to the murder of a Sheffield policeman, was lynched on November 12. Bird, whose involvement in murder is not clear, was lynched November 10.
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title The lynchings of William Bird and George Whiteside, November 1918.
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