Henry Joy

Henry Joy, a Black person, was held in the jail at Brown's Station, Alabama. The Eaton Democrat reported on April 20, 1882 that a mob of about forty masked men took Henry Joy from the jail and lynched them. The paper named Henry Joy as one of two Black people taken from the jail that way.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Eaton Democrat reported that a mob of about forty masked men took Henry Joy from the Brown's Station jail and lynched him.

Reported by: The Eaton Democrat (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 15, 1882, page 4 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, April 15, 1882
• The Eaton Democrat, April 20, 1882, page 1 The Eaton Democrat, April 20, 1882