Died in custody

Felix Williams

died July 7, 1885 · Grenada County, Mississippi

Felix Williams, a Black man, was taken from officers at Grenada, Mississippi, and hanged on July 7, 1885, according to the Huntsville Gazette. The Grenada Sentinel reported that he was one of two Black men taken from officers and hanged that day. He had been in the custody of the officers when a mob took him and killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Huntsville Gazette, July 11, 1885, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, July 11, 1885
The Grenada Sentinel, July 11, 1885, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, July 11, 1885

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