William Burns Robert Hughes
CUMBERLAND, MD -- 12/19/21 -- The historically Black Sumner cemetery where Robert Hughes is reportedly buried in an unmarked grave.
Tifani Fisher recounts his lyching: âA mob came (to the jailhouse) and demanded the keys and the keys were given and they dragged this young man out,. They took turns beating himâ¦and as one group got tired, they brought in another group. They beat him to deathâ¦and they began to dismember him."â¦André Chung/ICTJ