Died in custody
Allen Parker
Allen Parker, a young Black man, was held by authorities in Monroe County, Alabama. According to a wire dispatch datelined Birmingham and printed in the Daily Public Ledger on November 1, 1892, a mob took him from a deputy sheriff and hanged him near Monroeville. The account of his killing is brief and comes from that single dispatch.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Allen Parker from a deputy sheriff and hanged him near Monroeville, according to a brief wire dispatch.
Reported by: wire dispatch datelined Birmingham, Alabama (reporters).