Nora Wilson

Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1940s
State:Alabama
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Biography

Nora Wilson, a Black domestic worker, was imprisoned at Wetumpka in 1940 after defending her sister against a white employer.

Nora Wilson, a Black domestic worker, was imprisoned at Wetumpka in 1940 after defending her sister against a white employer.

Original source, PDF pages 243.

Case

Charges: Assault with intent to murder; the account describes a verbal dispute with a white employer.
Sentence: Actual imprisonment at Wetumpka Women’s Prison; released less than a year later with charges dismissed. Imposed sentence and exact physical custody endpoints unknown.
Indicted: August 23, 1940

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