Brown Washington

Brown Washington, a Black man, was held in the jail at Athens, Georgia, in February 1890. Newspaper dispatches of the time report that a mob forced the jail open at night and took him from it. The mob put a rope around his neck, hanged him from a telegraph pole, and then fired bullets into his body.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Sources (4)

• The Helena Independent, March 1, 1890, page 4 The Helena Independent, March 1, 1890
• Omaha Daily Bee, March 1, 1890, page 5 Omaha Daily Bee, March 1, 1890
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 4, 1890, page 4 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 4, 1890
• Custer Weekly Chronicle, March 8, 1890, page 2 Custer Weekly Chronicle, March 8, 1890