Died in custody

Drew Green

died October 19, 1887 · St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana

Drew Green was held in the custody of the guard in St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana, alongside Perry King. On the night of Wednesday, October 19, 1887, at about 11 p.m., an armed band of between fifty and seventy-five men took both men from the guard and lynched them, according to the New-York Tribune. The prisoners had been expected to be taken to town the next morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Black man held with Perry King in St. Mary's Parish was taken from the guard by an armed band of 50 to 75 men and lynched on a Wednesday night in 1887.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

New-York Tribune, October 25, 1887, page 1 New-York Tribune, October 25, 1887

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