Died in custody

Bert Moore

died July 15, 1935 · Mississippi

Bert Moore died on July 15, 1935, near Columbus, Mississippi, when a mob took him from a deputy sheriff and lynched him. The Atlanta Daily World, in a list of that year's lynchings, recorded his death as a homicide.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Atlanta Daily World, October 1, 1935, page 6 Atlanta Daily World, October 1, 1935

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