| William Harvey | |
| Birth Date: | Circa |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Death Cause: | Lynching at State Street and 100 South Street |
| Burial Place: | Outside the Salt Lake City Cemetery[1] |
| Other Names: | Sam Joe |
| Occupation: | Shoeshiner |
William "Sam Joe" Harvey (– August 25, 1883) was a 35-year-old, Black, US Army veteran accused of killing the Salt Lake City police chief Andrew H. Burt on August 25, 1883. Upon arrest Harvey was severely kicked and beaten by the police. A mob of up to 2,000 White people formed in front of the city jail, and the officers handed him over to them. The mob hung him there then dragged his body for several blocks down State Street.[2] [3] [4]