Joseph Black

Joseph Black, a Black man and the father of a 16-year-old son, William Black, was taken from the jail at Kingston, North Carolina, by a mob and lynched in April 1916, according to several newspaper items from that month. The jail was where he was being held when the mob took him. One account names him as the father of a son, William Black, aged 16.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• The Hickman Courier, April 13, 1916, page 7 The Hickman Courier, April 13, 1916
• The Commonwealth, April 14, 1916, page 14 The Commonwealth, April 14, 1916
• The Pulaskian, April 14, 1916, page 2 The Pulaskian, April 14, 1916
• The Semi-Weekly Leader, April 15, 1916, page 2 The Semi-Weekly Leader, April 15, 1916