Elrod Hudson

Elrod Hudson, a Black man, was held in a jail in Alabama, which one account places at Bellgreen. On the morning of March 29, 1891, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. The reports say the mob then shot his body repeatedly. Another Black man was taken and killed in the same way that morning.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (3)

• The Record-Union, March 30, 1891, page 1 The Record-Union, March 30, 1891
• Los Angeles Herald, March 30, 1891, page 5 Los Angeles Herald, March 30, 1891
• The Brookhaven Leader, April 2, 1891, page 1 The Brookhaven Leader, April 2, 1891