Joseph Kiser

Joe Kiser, 25, was held in the jail at Concord, North Carolina, along with another Black man. On the night of May 29, 1898, a mob of an estimated 1,500 to 1,600 men overpowered the jailer, took the men out of the jail, and hanged them from a tree near the scene. Accounts say Kiser's body was riddled with bullets. One report says the sheriff had tried to prevent a lynching, but the mob was not stopped.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (5)

• Daily Public Ledger, May 30, 1898, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, May 30, 1898
• Waterbury Evening Democrat, May 30, 1898, page 3 Waterbury Evening Democrat, May 30, 1898
• The Daily Morning Journal And Courier, May 30, 1898, page 1 The Daily Morning Journal And Courier, May 30, 1898
• Evening Journal, May 30, 1898, page 3 Evening Journal, May 30, 1898
• The Portland Daily Press, May 30, 1898, page 5 The Portland Daily Press, May 30, 1898