Died in custody
Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy, a Black man, was held in the custody of officers in Gaffney, South Carolina. Shortly after midnight on November 7, 1893, a crowd of about two hundred citizens took him from the officers. The crowd carried him to a slaughter pen near the city and hanged him. The Western Sentinel reported that there was no disorder at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.