Bolin

Squad Bolin, a Black man, was held in the jail at Fulton, Kentucky, in August 1899. The Alexandria Gazette reported that early on a Sunday morning a mob took him from the jail, hanged him from a tree on the edge of town and shot him many times. A brief item in The Neihart Herald likewise reported that a man named Bolin was taken from the Fulton jail and lynched.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of masked white men took Squad Bolin from the Fulton, Kentucky jail, hanged him from a tree and shot his body, according to the newspaper account.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• Alexandria Gazette, August 22, 1899, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, August 22, 1899
• The Neihart Herald, September 2, 1899, page 1 The Neihart Herald, September 2, 1899