Jerry Lovelace

Jerry Lovelace, a Black man, was held in the jail at Manchester, Georgia, in October 1911. The Bennington Evening Banner reports that a mob of about thirty men overpowered the city marshal, bound him, took his keys and gun, and unlocked the jail. The Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram reports that the mob took him from the jail and hanged him in Ferndale park, and that no shots were fired. The Bennington Evening Banner reports that the keys and gun were returned to the marshal afterward.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Jerry Lovelace from the Manchester, Georgia jail and hanged him in Ferndale park, after overpowering the city marshal, binding him, and taking his keys and gun.

Reported by: Pleasantville Weekly Press (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, October 19, 1911, page 1 The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, October 19, 1911
• The Bennington Evening Banner, October 21, 1911, page 7 The Bennington Evening Banner, October 21, 1911
• Pleasantville Weekly Press, October 25, 1911, page 2 Pleasantville Weekly Press, October 25, 1911