08/22/1913: Heat Killed a 102-Year-Old Negro (Dudley Tall)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.1096

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Heat Killed a 102-Year-Old Negro" - - Dudley Tall, a Negro 102 years old, is dead at Leavenworth from heat prostration. He had never been sick a day in his life until this trouble. He was born in slavery in Clay County, Missouri.

Date(s) of Creation

8/22/1913

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Dudley

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Tall, Dudley

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Oskaloosa Independent (Oskaloosa, KS, 1860-2017): 08/22/1913, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Leavenworth, Kansas

Note

1913.08.22 Dudley Tall The_Oskaloosa_Independent_1913_08_22_Page_2.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/22/1913: "Heat Killed a 102-Year-Old Negro" (Dudley Tall)