Frank Blazes

Frank Blazes, a Black man, was being held in the custody of the sheriff at Wilson, Arkansas, in July 1926 when a mob took him and lynched him, according to The Milwaukee Leader. The paper reported that he had not been tried. Nothing in the account describes how the sheriff responded to the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Frank Blazes from the sheriff at Wilson, Arkansas, and lynched him, according to the account on file.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Milwaukee Leader, July 22, 1926, page 14 The Milwaukee Leader, July 22, 1926