Frank Dodd

Frank Dodd, a Black man, was held in the DeWitt County jail in DeWitt, Arkansas, in October 1916. According to The Newark Journal, a mob of more than 300 men broke down the jail doors, overpowered the jailer and took the keys, then dragged him to a tree and hanged him, with thirty shots reported fired into his body. The Montgomery Advertiser dated the killing to early on October 9 and reported that his body hung from a tree on the edge of town for several hours. The two accounts differ on the date of death.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

• The Montgomery Advertiser, October 10, 1916, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, October 10, 1916
• The Newark Journal, October 12, 1916, page 4 The Newark Journal, October 12, 1916