Charles "Speedy" Atkins

Charles "Speedy" Atkins
1875 - 1928
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First Name Charles
Middle Name "Speedy"
Last Name Atkins
Birthday 30th November, 1874
Birthplace Tennessee
Died 27th May, 1928
Nationality American

Charles Henry "Speedy" Atkins (1875–1928) was an American tobacco worker in Paducah, Kentucky. A pauper at death, he drowned in the Ohio River. The city turned over his body for a pauper's burial to his friend A.Z. Hamock, the only African-American undertaker in town. Hamock preserved Atkins' body in an experiment with preservatives, and occasionally displayed it after his death. Hamock's wife had custody of the remains for 45 years, during which Atkins' mummy acquired increasing notoriety. His body was finally buried in 1994, 66 years after he drowned. The event was covered by national media and TV.

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