Died in jail or a lockup

A. Johnson

died April 3, 1911 · Bullock County Red Williams Detention Center, Bullock County, Alabama

A. Johnson, a Black person, was held in the Union Springs jail in Alabama. According to a 1911 Seattle Star report, a mob took A. Johnson from the jail and lynched A. Johnson before troops could arrive from Montgomery.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Seattle Star reported that a mob took A. Johnson from the Union Springs jail and lynched him before troops arrived from Montgomery.

Reported by: Seattle Star (reporters).

Source

The Seattle Star, April 3, 1911, page 6 The Seattle Star, April 3, 1911

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