Ludreth

Ludreth, a Black man, was shot and killed in Coweta, Oklahoma, during a race riot between white and Black residents, according to a Muskogee report in the Wausau Pilot published October 31, 1911. The report says he was being taken by officers to the Wagoner County jail when a posse that had formed tried to lynch him. The officers' handling of the transfer is not described in the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Muskogee report in the Wausau Pilot says Ludreth was shot by a posse while officers were taking him to the Wagoner county jail.

Reported by: Muskogee report in the Wausau Pilot (reporters).

Source

• Wausau Pilot, October 31, 1911, page 2 Wausau Pilot, October 31, 1911