Berry Allen

Berry Allen was in the custody of officers at Mayo, Florida, in 1927 when, according to an NAACP report, a mob seized him while he was being taken to a hospital. The mob threw him into the Suwanee River, and he died there. The NAACP counted his death among the lynchings of that year.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The NAACP report says a mob seized Berry Allen while he was being taken to a hospital after a fight with a range-rider and a deputy sheriff, and threw him into the Suwanee River.

Reported by: NAACP report (advocates).

Source

• The Gazette, January 7, 1928, page 2 The Gazette, January 7, 1928