Alice Clifton (born ca. 1772) was an African-American woman enslaved by John Bartholomew in Philadelphia.[1] She was brought to trial on April 18, 1787, for the murder of her infant daughter, found guilty, and sentenced to death.[2] Following the sentence, a mob formed to prevent her execution out of protest for unjust circumstances because she was coerced into killing her baby by the father of the child, Jack Shaffer.[3] Clifton was between fifteen and sixteen years old at the time of the trial.[4] Clifton was mentioned in only one primary source known to date, the court record for her case.