John Brown

John Brown, a Black man, was held in the jail at Jackson, Tennessee, in July 1891. Newspaper dispatches from the time report that about 500 masked men armed with Winchester rifles took him from the jail around midnight and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. The reports give the night of his death as July 25 or July 26.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of masked men took John Brown from the Jackson, Tennessee, jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, according to newspaper reports.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (12)

• Fort Worth Gazette, July 27, 1891, page 1 Fort Worth Gazette, July 27, 1891
• The Morning Call, July 27, 1891, page 1 The Morning Call, July 27, 1891
• Morning Journal And Courier, July 27, 1891, page 3 Morning Journal And Courier, July 27, 1891
• Evening Journal, July 27, 1891, page 4 Evening Journal, July 27, 1891
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 28, 1891, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 28, 1891
• Weekly Union, July 29, 1891, page 1 Weekly Union, July 29, 1891
• Delaware Gazette And State Journal, July 30, 1891, page 3 Delaware Gazette And State Journal, July 30, 1891
• The Hickman Courier, July 31, 1891, page 1 The Hickman Courier, July 31, 1891
• Griggs Courier, July 31, 1891, page 2 Griggs Courier, July 31, 1891
• The Herald-Advance, July 31, 1891, page 1 The Herald-Advance, July 31, 1891
• The San Saba News, August 7, 1891, page 2 The San Saba News, August 7, 1891
• Lewiston Teller, August 20, 1891, page 3 Lewiston Teller, August 20, 1891