John Bolt Culbertson

John Bolt Culbertson
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Greenville County
In office
1949–1950
Personal details
Born(1908-09-16)September 16, 1908
Laurens County, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1983(1983-03-21) (aged 74)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeGreenville, South Carolina
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUS Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

John Bolt Culbertson (September 16, 1908 – March 21, 1983) was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly, an advocate for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and one of the defense attorneys for the trial of the lynching of Willie Earle in Greenville, South Carolina.[1]

  1. ^ West, Rebecca (7 June 1947). "A Lynching Trial in Greenville". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-09.