Jack Chambers

Jack Chambers, a Black man, was taken from the officers holding him by a mob and lynched near Waycross, Georgia, in August 1893. Reports give the date as August 9 in one account and August 10 in another, and they describe him as taken from officers at night.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Waycross, Georgia dispatch reports that a mob took Jack Chambers from officers at night and lynched him near the town.

Reported by: Record-Union dispatch from Waycross, Ga. (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Herald, August 11, 1893, page 2 The Herald, August 11, 1893
• The Morning Call, August 11, 1893, page 10 The Morning Call, August 11, 1893
• The Record-Union, August 11, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, August 11, 1893