Dave Blackman

Dave Blackman died at Boyce, Louisiana, on June 2, 1928, after a mob took him from the officers holding him and killed him. The Omaha Monitor reported that his body was riddled with bullets. An International News Service wire report dated the same day called the killing a lynching and described him as one of two brothers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Times reported his body was riddled with bullets after he was taken from officers at Boyce, Louisiana, and the International News Service reported he was lynched by a mob.

Reported by: New York Times (reporters); International News Service (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Las Vegas Age, June 2, 1928, page 1 Las Vegas Age, June 2, 1928
• Omaha Monitor, January 11, 1929, page 1 Omaha Monitor, January 11, 1929