Levi Pile

Levi Pile, a Black man, was held in a jail in Blandville, Kentucky. On the night of Monday, May 21, 1877, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a short telegram in the Portland Daily Press. A brief item in the Jasper Weekly Courier places the killing in late May 1877.

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

Reported by: Portland Daily Press (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Portland Daily Press, May 23, 1877, page 2 The Portland Daily Press, May 23, 1877
• The Jasper Weekly Courier, June 1, 1877, page 2 The Jasper Weekly Courier, June 1, 1877
• The Donaldsonville Chief, June 2, 1877, page 4 The Donaldsonville Chief, June 2, 1877