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Flute Clark

died November 26, 1910 · Newberry County, South Carolina

Flute Clark, a Black man, was held in the jail at Little Mountain, South Carolina. On November 26, 1910, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. Flute Clark's family, the jail staff and the court are not quoted in the account of the killing.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report