Bob

Bob, a Black man, was held in the jail at Clayton, Alabama, in August 1856. The Clayton Banner, as reprinted in the New-York Dispatch, reported that a crowd of several hundred citizens resolved to hang him and that the sheriff made arrangements to stop them. The paper said that despite the protests of townspeople, the crowd broke open the jail, took Bob out and hanged him outside the town. The account is a newspaper report from 1856, and no other source describes the death.

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

Reported by: Clayton (Ala.) Banner, as reprinted in this paper (reporters); Clayton (Ala.) Banner, as reprinted in the New-York Dispatch (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Western Democrat, August 19, 1856, page 2 The Western Democrat, August 19, 1856
• New-York Dispatch, August 24, 1856, page 7 New-York Dispatch, August 24, 1856