New UA Class Reveals History of Local LynchingsFebruary 28, 2017January 30, 2018February 27, 2017 “TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In the fall of 1933, Dennis Cross, a 50-year-old black man who was paralyzed from the waist down, was accused of sexually assaulting a white woman in Tuscaloosa.…” The University of Alabama News Tags:John Giggielynching previousIn the News Again…nextTwo Free Concerts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama