Died in jail or a lockup

Lee Slater

died March 11, 1885 · Union County Jail, Union County, North Carolina

Lee Slater, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monroe, North Carolina. On the morning of Wednesday, March 11, 1885, a crowd broke into the jail, took him out, and hanged him from a tree on the edge of town.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd broke Lee Slater out of the jail at Monroe and hanged him from a tree on the edge of town.

Reported by: news reports.

News report

The National Tribune, March 12, 1885, page 12 The National Tribune, March 12, 1885

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