Died in jail or a lockup
Douglass
Douglass, a Black man, was being held in a jail in a Louisiana parish when, late on the night of Tuesday, May 23, 1876, a group of men demanded the jailer's keys and then entered the jail. Douglass was shot and killed inside. The jailer said he did not recognize any of the men and believed they were strangers to him. The account reported in The People's Vindicator on May 27, 1876 is the only source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of men demanded the jailer's keys, entered the jail and shot Douglass, and the jailer said he did not recognize any of them.
Reported by: the jailer; the newspaper report.