Louis Whitehead

Louis Whitehead, a Black man, was one of three men held in the jail at Bryan, Texas, in June 1896. According to the Birmingham State Herald, a mob of about 300 people took the men from the jail overnight and hanged them, while the sheriff was away and the jailer in charge refused to hand over the keys before the doors were battered down. The Greenville Times reported that the mob took Whitehead, George Johnson and Jim Reddick on a Wednesday night and lynched them.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (3)

• Birmingham State Herald, June 12, 1896, page 5 Birmingham State Herald, June 12, 1896
• The Greenville Times, June 13, 1896, page 1 The Greenville Times, June 13, 1896
• The American Guide, June 20, 1896, page 4 The American Guide, June 20, 1896