Died in custody
John Parker
John Parker, a Black man, was taken from officers on a road in Arkansas in 1931. According to the Associated Negro Press, a white farmer and a Black employee took him away and shot him to death. The Associated Negro Press counted the killing as a lynching, while Tuskegee Institute's Dr. Monroe Work did not, saying two people did not constitute a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). The Associated Negro Press counted the killing as a lynching, while Tuskegee Institute's Dr. Monroe Work did not, because two people did not constitute a mob.
Reported by: Associated Negro Press (reporters); Tuskegee Institute (Dr. Monroe Work).