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Murder of Black man in Salt Lake City, Utah

William Harvey
BornCirca 1848 (1848)
DiedAugust 25, 1883(1883-08-25) (aged 34–35)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cause of deathLynching at State Street and 100 South Street
Burial placeOutside the Salt Lake City Cemetery
Other namesSam Joe
OccupationShoeshiner

William "Sam Joe" Harvey (c. 1848 – August 25, 1883) was a 35-year-old, Black, US Army veteran accused of killing the Salt Lake City police chief Andrew H. Burt on August 25, 1883. Upon arrest Harvey was severely kicked and beaten by the police. A mob of up to 2,000 White people formed in front of the city jail, and the officers handed him over to them. The mob hung him there then dragged his body for several blocks down State Street.

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Reference

  1. ^ "William 'Sam Joe' Harvey". University of Utah. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Clark, Cassandra; Westwood, Brad (February 2023). "African Americans and Salt Lake's West Side: Part One". Government of Utah. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. "That Uncovered Skeleton". Deseret News. October 31, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mangun, Kimberly; Gerlach, Larry R. (March 16, 2013). "Making Utah History: Press Coverage of the Robert Marshall Lynching, June 1925". In Pfeifer, Michael J. (ed.). Lynching Beyond Dixie: American Mob Violence Outside the South. University of Illinois Press. p. 133. doi:10.5406/illinois/9780252037467.003.0005. ISBN 978-0-252-09465-1.
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