George Younger

George Younger, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Columbus, Mississippi, in May 1906. A mob took him from that jail overnight and lynched him. Reports identify the Columbus jail as the place he was held, and the mob's entry and seizure of him are the central facts of his death. Accounts of his death were published in the Birmingham Age-Herald, the Montgomery Advertiser and the Pensacola Journal.

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

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 24, 1906, page 8 The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 24, 1906
• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 24, 1906, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 24, 1906
• The Pensacola Journal, May 24, 1906, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, May 24, 1906