Three young African American men at the Kent County Jail
Still Image
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Photograph made from a glass plate negative by Col. John M. South, a Chestertown photographer. Shows three young men, Fletcher Williams, Charles Brooks, and Moses Brown, standing outside the Kent County Jail on Cross Street next to the courthouse. These men were three of eight men convicted in the murder of Dr. James Hill in Millington, MD. The photograph was taken five days before the men were executed for the crime. All three men maintained their innocence up until their deaths.
Historical Society of Kent County
Kent County Public Library
Clifton M. Miller Library
Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College
January 8 1893Kent County Public Library
Clifton M. Miller Library
Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College
English
black-and-white photographs
Chestertown's Historic District
African American men, County courts, Courthouses--Maryland, Hanging, Capital punishment, Trials (Murder)--United States, Trials (Murder) Chestertown
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