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Letter to President Woodrow Wilson Regarding Lynching

  • 11/21/1918

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Description

Charles Williams sent this letter and enclosed newspaper article about killings and the storming of a jail in Winston-Salem, N.C. to President Woodrow Wilson.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.

National Archives Identifier: 31491323

Full Citation: Letter from Charles Williams to President Woodrow Wilson Regarding Lynching, with Enclosed Article about Killings and the Storming of a Jail in Winston-Salem, N.C.; 11/21/1918; 158260-83; 158260, 1904 – 1974; Straight Numerical Files, 1904 – 1974; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-williams-lynching/, December 9, 2025]

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