John Taylor

John Taylor, a Black man, was held in the jail at Aberdeen, Mississippi, when a mob of masked men took him from the jail on the night of November 11, 1915, and lynched him. His body was found the next day hanging from a bridge about two miles south of town, according to the Birmingham Age-Herald, the Montgomery Advertiser and the Richmond Virginian. Sources agree on these basic facts and give no detail about his family or his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of masked men took John Taylor from the Aberdeen, Mississippi jail on the night of November 11, 1915, and lynched him.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, November 13, 1915, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, November 13, 1915
• The Montgomery Advertiser, November 13, 1915, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, November 13, 1915
• The Richmond Virginian, November 14, 1915, page 20 The Richmond Virginian, November 14, 1915