Jackson

Jackson, a Black man, was under police control and being brought back to Port Jarvis, New York, in June 1892, after he was captured at Cuddebackville. A crowd of excited men seized him despite police efforts to stop them, dragged him through the streets, and hanged him from a tree in front of more than 1,000 people. The Weekly Union reported that police were unable to prevent the mob from taking him. The paper also reported that a majority of citizens approved of the lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports that a crowd seized Jackson from police while he was being brought back to Port Jarvis and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: news dispatch.

Source

• Weekly Union, June 8, 1892, page 1 Weekly Union, June 8, 1892