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George Lee

17 years old · died April 4, 1884 · Magnolia jail, Pike County, Mississippi

George Lee, a Black youth of seventeen, was held in the Magnolia jail in Mississippi. On a Friday night in early April 1884, a mob took him from that jail, brought him to McComb City, and killed him. The Brookhaven Leader reported the lynching in its April 10, 1884 issue.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Lee from the Magnolia jail and killed him, according to the Brookhaven Leader's report.

Reported by: Brookhaven Leader (reporters).

News report

The Brookhaven Leader, April 10, 1884, page 2 The Brookhaven Leader, April 10, 1884

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