Betty Willcox attacked in a car
- Title of event
- Betty Willcox attacked in a car
- Type of event
- Riot (March) - Assault
- Race of subject of action
- White
- Address of event
- Betty Willcox attacked in a car Happened Entirely at W 125th St & 7th Ave
- Report on event
- Betty Willcox attacked in a car Main report referencing event Trapped In a Car by Howling Mob
- Start date / time
- March 19, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Night (Any Time)
- Description
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Returning from a dinner party, Betty Willcox remained in the car while her male companion went to get cigarettes. She reported seeing a mob chase and beat a white boy; the mob then turned its attention to her. They beat on it and screamed they would kill until several police drove them away with clubs and shots in the air, and formed a cordon around the car until her companion returned.