Died in jail or a lockup

Allen Nance

died October 1, 1916 · Schlater calaboose, Leflore County, Mississippi

Allen Nance, a Black man, was being held in the Schlater calaboose, a jail in Schlater, Mississippi. About noon on October 1, 1916, an unidentified group of people took him from the jail and killed him. The Daily Commonwealth reported that he was riddled with buckshot.

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

Reported by: The Daily Commonwealth (reporters).

News report

The Daily Commonwealth, October 2, 1916, page 1 The Daily Commonwealth, October 2, 1916

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