Alexander Robinson

Alexander Robinson, a Black man, died in Youngstown, Ohio, on Friday, August 26, 1887. The Iowa Plain Dealer reported that he died of fright. The paper said a crowd demanded his immediate execution and that lynching was feared.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The article gives fright as the cause of death without naming who said so.

Source

• The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 1, 1887, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 1, 1887