Died in jail or a lockup

Ed White

died June 1894 · Mississippi

Ed White, a Black man, was in the custody of officers who were taking him back to jail, according to The Evening Herald. A mob forcibly took him from the officers and hanged him from a tree. The paper's report is datelined Columbus, Mississippi, June 23, 1894, and the death took place in June 1894.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob forcibly took Ed White from officers while he was being returned to jail and hanged him to a tree, according to a June 1894 news report datelined Columbus, Mississippi.

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Source

The Evening Herald, June 28, 1894, page 2 The Evening Herald, June 28, 1894

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