Henry Coleman, Jr.

Henry Coleman, Jr., a Black man, was held in the jail at Benton, Louisiana, in late September 1893. According to one newspaper account, a minister baptized him that morning, and he said he was ready for what awaited him. Newspaper reports say that about eighty men took him from the jail and lynched him on or about September 29, 1893.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about eighty men took Henry Coleman, Jr. from the Benton, Louisiana jail and lynched him, according to newspaper dispatches from Shreveport; one account says he had been baptized and confessed before the mob took him.

Reported by: news reports; Cheyenne Daily Leader news report (dispatch datelined Shreveport, La.) (reporters); The Hope Pioneer, citing a news report (reporters).

Sources (7)

• The Times, September 30, 1893, page 1 The Times, September 30, 1893
• Waterbury Evening Democrat, September 30, 1893, page 1 Waterbury Evening Democrat, September 30, 1893
• Morning Journal And Courier, September 30, 1893, page 3 Morning Journal And Courier, September 30, 1893
• The Evening Herald, September 30, 1893, page 3 The Evening Herald, September 30, 1893
• The Cheyenne Daily Leader, October 1, 1893, page 1 The Cheyenne Daily Leader, October 1, 1893
• Delaware Gazette And State Journal, October 5, 1893, page 8 Delaware Gazette And State Journal, October 5, 1893
• The Hope Pioneer, October 6, 1893, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, October 6, 1893