Died in jail or a lockup

Curry Robertson

died March 5, 1908 · Pulaski County Jail, Pulaski County, Georgia

Curry Robertson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Hawkinsville, Georgia. According to a report in The Lexington Dispatch published March 11, 1908, a mob took him from the jail and killed him on March 5, 1908.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Lexington Dispatch, March 11, 1908, page 7 The Lexington Dispatch, March 11, 1908

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