Alick

Alick, an enslaved Black man, was held in the Gallatin jail in Tennessee with three other people. On December 20, 1856, a crowd of citizens broke down the jail doors after the jailer refused to hand over the keys. They took Alick out of the jail and hanged him, and the Nashville Union and American reported the killing the following day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd broke into the Gallatin jail, took Alick from custody and hanged him after the jailer refused to hand over the keys.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Nashville Union And American, December 21, 1856, page 3 Nashville Union And American, December 21, 1856