Cooper

Noleon Cooper, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Russellville, Kentucky, in October 1883. On the morning of Friday, October 12, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree, according to The Daily Gazette and the People and Patriot. The People and Patriot reports that two Black men were taken from the jail that morning and lynched. Cooper was held by the jail, and a mob took him from it and killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (3)

• The Daily Gazette, October 13, 1883, page 3 The Daily Gazette, October 13, 1883
• People And Patriot, October 18, 1883, page 4 People And Patriot, October 18, 1883
• Arizona Silver Belt, October 20, 1883, page 2 Arizona Silver Belt, October 20, 1883