Jefferson Rogers

Jefferson Rogers, a Black man, was held in the Lafayette jail in Chambers County, Alabama, in early February 1884. Newspapers reported that about fifty men forcibly took him from the jail around midnight on Saturday, February 2, and hanged him from a tree. One account says another man held in an adjoining cell was allowed to escape during the lynching. No family accounts of Jefferson Rogers himself have been found.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Columbus, Ga. news dispatch (reporters); weekly news column.

Sources (8)

• Savannah Morning News, February 5, 1884, page 1 Savannah Morning News, February 5, 1884
• The Daily Dispatch, February 5, 1884, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, February 5, 1884
• Daily Republican, February 5, 1884, page 2 Daily Republican, February 5, 1884
• The Salt Lake Herald, February 5, 1884, page 5 The Salt Lake Herald, February 5, 1884
• The Democratic Advocate, February 9, 1884, page 2 The Democratic Advocate, February 9, 1884
• The Democratic Advocate, February 9, 1884, page 4 The Democratic Advocate, February 9, 1884
• Mccook Weekly Tribune, February 14, 1884, page 2 Mccook Weekly Tribune, February 14, 1884
• The Caldwell Tribune, February 16, 1884, page 1 The Caldwell Tribune, February 16, 1884