Died in jail or a lockup

Hemmett

died August 26, 1916 · Vivian jail, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

A Black man held in the Vivian jail in Vivian, Louisiana, was taken from the jail by a mob on the afternoon of August 26, 1916, and lynched. Contemporary Associated Press reporting gives his surname as Hemmett, though an earlier paper's account garbles the name.

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

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

News reports (2)

Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot, August 26, 1916, page 1 Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot, August 26, 1916
Brownsville Herald, August 26, 1916, page 1 Brownsville Herald, August 26, 1916

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