Died in jail or a lockup

Ben Jackson

died September 7, 1893 · Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Ben Jackson, a Black man, was held at the jail in Quincy when a mob of several hundred people came to the building shortly after midnight on Thursday, September 7, 1893. The crowd took him from the jail to a tree nearby and hanged him. His body was then shot many times.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Oskaloosa Herald, September 14, 1893, page 4 The Oskaloosa Herald, September 14, 1893

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