Died in jail or a lockup

Aaron Harris

died June 1883 · Clarke County, Mississippi

Aaron Harris, a Black man, was held in the jail at Enterprise, Mississippi, in June 1883 when a mob came for him. According to the Grenada Sentinel, published June 23, 1883, the mob took him from the jail and lynched him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

News report

The Grenada Sentinel, June 23, 1883, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, June 23, 1883

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