Lightburn

Lightburn, a Black man, was held in the jail at Argenta, Arkansas. A Kansas City dispatch citing a special report from Little Rock says a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on October 8, 1906. The dispatch reports that he was not the man the mob had wanted. The same report says that half of Argenta's Black residents left their homes for Little Rock, fearing further violence.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Kansas City dispatch citing a special from Little Rock reports that a mob took Lightburn from the Argenta jail and lynched him.

Reported by: Kansas City dispatch citing a special from Little Rock (reporters).

Source

• The Morning Tribune, October 9, 1906, page 10 The Morning Tribune, October 9, 1906