Died in custody

Brown

died December 28, 1895 · Simpson County, Mississippi

Brown, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Simpson County, Mississippi, when a mob took him from them on December 28, 1895. According to the Port Gibson Reveille, the mob hanged him from a tree and shot him. The paper called the killing a cold-blooded murder.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Port Gibson Reveille editorial says a mob took Brown from officers and hanged and shot him from a tree.

Reported by: Port Gibson Reveille (reporters).

News report

The Port Gibson Reveille, January 2, 1896, page 2 The Port Gibson Reveille, January 2, 1896

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