Died in jail or a lockup
Long
Jim Reed Long, a Black man, was held in the Barrow County jail in Winder, Georgia. On September 2, 1922, a large crowd gathered at the jail, and while Sheriff Camp was taking him toward Atlanta for safekeeping, the road was blocked. According to Associated Press reports, the mob overpowered the sheriff, took Long from his custody, and hanged him from a tree just outside Winder.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Jim Reed Long from Sheriff Camp while the sheriff was driving him toward Atlanta, and hanged him from a pine tree outside Winder, according to Associated Press reporting.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).