Died in jail or a lockup
Jim Long
Jim Reed Long, a Black man, was held at the Barrow County jail in Winder, Georgia, on September 2, 1922. A large crowd gathered at the jail, and as Sheriff Camp was taking him toward Atlanta, a mob blocked the road, took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree near Winder. The Associated Press reported that the sheriff was overpowered. The Chicago Whip gave the date as September 9, 1922.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Associated Press reported that a mob took Long from Sheriff Camp while he was being taken from the Barrow County jail toward Atlanta and hanged him from a pine tree near Winder.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters); Sheriff Camp (the agency that held him).