Charlie Wright

Charles Wright, a Black man, was being brought by a sheriff's party back to the jail in Perry, Florida, in December 1922. A mob of several thousand men took him from the sheriff and his party, and the Associated Press reported that the mob tied him to a stake near the town and burned him there on the night of Friday, December 8. The Pensacola Journal reported that the sheriff was powerless to stop the mob.

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

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

News reports (5)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, December 9, 1922, page 12 The Birmingham Age-Herald, December 9, 1922
• The Pensacola Journal, December 9, 1922, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, December 9, 1922
• Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 9, 1922, page 1 Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 9, 1922
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, December 13, 1922, page 16 The Birmingham Age-Herald, December 13, 1922
• The Ocala Banner, December 15, 1922, page 8 The Ocala Banner, December 15, 1922