Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Colkman, Jr.
Henry Colkman, Jr., a Black man, was held in a jail in Shreveport, Louisiana, according to a newspaper report published in October 1893. A mob took him from the jail and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a mob took Henry Colkman, Jr. from the jail at Shreveport, Louisiana, and lynched him.
Reported by: newspaper report.