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This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1911'''. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law. | This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1911'''. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law. | ||
Birmingham had | According to [[Kenneth Barnhart]]'s survey of [[Jefferson County Board of Health]] statistics, Birmingham had 91 homicides in [[1911]], a rate of 65.7 per 100,000 population. Of those, 21 victims were white (25.0 per 100,000) and 70 were Black (128.2 per 100,000). | ||
==Listing== | ==Listing== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''Birmingham News'' reports accessed via Newspapers.com | * ''Birmingham News'' reports accessed via Newspapers.com | ||
* Barnhart, Kenneth E. (July 1932) "Negro homicides in the United States." ''Opportunity''. Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 212–214 | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 10:25, 21 September 2022
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1911. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.
According to Kenneth Barnhart's survey of Jefferson County Board of Health statistics, Birmingham had 91 homicides in 1911, a rate of 65.7 per 100,000 population. Of those, 21 victims were white (25.0 per 100,000) and 70 were Black (128.2 per 100,000).
Listing
- December 25: Thomas Molton Jr, 12, was killed by a stray bullet outside the Jefferson Theatre.
References
- Birmingham News reports accessed via Newspapers.com
- Barnhart, Kenneth E. (July 1932) "Negro homicides in the United States." Opportunity. Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 212–214