Lynching of Willie James Howard

Willie James Howard (July 13, 1928 – January 2, 1944) was a 15-year-old African-American teenager living in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida. He was drowned for having given Christmas cards to all his co-workers at the Van Priest Dime Store, including Cynthia Goff, a white girl, followed by a letter to her on New Year's Day.