Died in jail or a lockup
Avery Mills
Avery Mills was a Black man who rented land on the plantation of Miles H. Flack, a former state representative, near Forest City, North Carolina. On the morning of August 28, 1900, while he was in the custody of officers being taken toward jail, The Atlanta Constitution reported that a mob of about twelve people took him from the officers. The paper reported that the mob carried him yards from the main road and shot him to death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Atlanta Constitution (reporters).