Died in jail or a lockup

Ben Thompson

20 years old · Alexandria city, Virginia

Ben Thompson was a 20-year-old Black man held in the jail at Alexandria, Virginia. According to a brief report in The Berne Witness in August 1899, a mob took him from the jail and killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Berne Witness, August 17, 1899, page 2 The Berne Witness, August 17, 1899

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