Died in jail or a lockup

Douglass

died June 27, 1883 · Texas

Douglass, a Black man, was held at the jail near Lasatur, Texas, in late June 1883. On the night after another man was hanged in the same area, a mob took him from the jail. The mob hanged him, and his body was then shot.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Watertown Republican, July 4, 1883, page 2 Watertown Republican, July 4, 1883

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