Abe Davis

Abe Davis was one of four young Black men held by a posse of citizens and officers in Monroe County, Alabama, in October 1892. According to newspaper reports, a crowd of about 500 men met the posse at the scene and took the men from the officers. The crowd hanged them from a tree, and the accounts say their bodies were then burned. One report says the officers did not resist or give up the men, while the other does not say whether they did.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Sources (4)

• Rock Island Daily Argus, October 14, 1892, page 4 Rock Island Daily Argus, October 14, 1892
• The Sun, October 14, 1892, page 1 The Sun, October 14, 1892
• The Weekly Union Times, October 21, 1892, page 1 The Weekly Union Times, October 21, 1892
• The Weekly Union Times, October 21, 1892, page 2 The Weekly Union Times, October 21, 1892