Jordan Corbin

Jordan Corbin, a Black man, was held in the Wetumpka jail in Alabama in June 1883. According to a special dispatch from Wetumpka printed in the Savannah Morning News, a crowd of about 500 people took him from the jail on the night of Wednesday, June 13, and hanged him. A second newspaper report likewise described him being taken from jail by a crowd and lynched in June 1883.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of about 500 took Jordan Corbin from the Wetumpka jail and hanged him, according to a special dispatch from Wetumpka and a wire report.

Reported by: special dispatch from Wetumpka (reporters); wire report.

News reports (4)

• Savannah Morning News, June 16, 1883, page 1 Savannah Morning News, June 16, 1883
• Huntsville Gazette, June 23, 1883, page 2 Huntsville Gazette, June 23, 1883
• The Grenada Sentinel, June 23, 1883, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, June 23, 1883
• Stephens City Star, June 23, 1883, page 4 Stephens City Star, June 23, 1883