Died in custody
Jack Samuels
Jake Samuels, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Tennessee when a mob took him from them early on Sunday, May 26, 1912. One report says the mob carried him into a field and shot him many times. Another account places the killing in Nashville, and it names him as Jack Samuels, a Black man who had been arrested and identified by officers before the mob seized him and shot him many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jake Samuels from officers in Tennessee and shot him many times, according to the accounts.
Reported by: news reports.