Died in jail or a lockup
Homer G. Blackwell
Homer G. Blackwell was a Black man who owned a restaurant in Argenta, Arkansas, and was remembered in his community as a leader. In October 1906, during the Argenta Race Riot, a group of masked gunmen took him from the Argenta city jail, where he was being held, at about 9 p.m. They took him to 6th and Main Street and lynched him there. A published eyewitness account says his body was shot at least 50 times. The killing remains unsolved, and a historical marker honoring him was unveiled in 2023.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A published eyewitness account says a masked mob took him from the Argenta city jail and killed him, with his body shot at least 50 times.
Reported by: published eyewitness account.