Died in jail or a lockup

Dan Ogg

21 years old · died August 7, 1898 · Anderson County, Texas

Dan Ogg was a 21-year-old Black man held in the jail in Palestine, Texas. On the night of Sunday, August 7, 1898, a mob of about 150 men took him from the jail. The mob hanged him from a tree behind the courthouse yard and fired 20 to 30 shots into his body. Newspaper accounts say the sheriff tried to save him but could not stop the mob.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, August 9, 1898, page 1 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, August 9, 1898
Semi=Weekly Graphic, August 10, 1898, page 1 Semi=Weekly Graphic, August 10, 1898

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