Mark Norris Jr.

Mark Norris Jr. was one of six Black men held at the Lake City county jail in Columbia County, Florida. In the early hours of Sunday, May 21, 1911, more than a dozen men arrived by automobile, posing as officers, and showed a forged telegram to the sheriff's teenage son, who was in charge while the sheriff was away. The son handed the six men over to them, and the group drove them about a mile outside town, made them stand together and shot them. Their bodies were found at daybreak.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Lake City correspondent reports that men posing as officers took him from the county jail on a forged telegram that the sheriff's teenage son accepted while the sheriff was away, then shot him outside town.

Reported by: Lake City correspondent, Florida newspaper report (reporters); The Bamberg Herald, reporting the Lake City account (reporters); single newspaper report on the Lake City killings (reporters).

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• The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 22, 1911, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 22, 1911
• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 22, 1911, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 22, 1911
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, May 22, 1911, page 4 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, May 22, 1911
• Norwich Bulletin, May 22, 1911, page 1 Norwich Bulletin, May 22, 1911
• The Topeka State Journal, May 22, 1911, page 8 The Topeka State Journal, May 22, 1911
• Daily Kennebec Journal, May 22, 1911, page 10 Daily Kennebec Journal, May 22, 1911
• The Daily Missoulian, May 22, 1911, page 1 The Daily Missoulian, May 22, 1911
• Omaha Daily Bee, May 22, 1911, page 1 Omaha Daily Bee, May 22, 1911
• Perth Amboy Evening News, May 22, 1911, page 5 Perth Amboy Evening News, May 22, 1911
• Albuquerque Morning Journal, May 22, 1911, page 1 Albuquerque Morning Journal, May 22, 1911
• Yorkville Enquirer, May 23, 1911, page 3 Yorkville Enquirer, May 23, 1911
• The Madison Daily Leader, May 23, 1911, page 4 The Madison Daily Leader, May 23, 1911
• Keowee Courier, May 24, 1911, page 1 Keowee Courier, May 24, 1911
• The Bamberg Herald, May 25, 1911, page 4 The Bamberg Herald, May 25, 1911
• The County Record, May 25, 1911, page 4 The County Record, May 25, 1911
• Mountain Home Maverick, May 25, 1911, page 2 Mountain Home Maverick, May 25, 1911
• American Falls Press, May 25, 1911, page 2 American Falls Press, May 25, 1911
• Springfield Weekly Republican, May 25, 1911, page 10 Springfield Weekly Republican, May 25, 1911
• Jamestown Weekly Alert, May 25, 1911, page 6 Jamestown Weekly Alert, May 25, 1911
• The Palatka News And Advertiser, May 26, 1911, page 4 The Palatka News And Advertiser, May 26, 1911
• Montpelier Examiner, May 26, 1911, page 2 Montpelier Examiner, May 26, 1911
• The Wibaux Pioneer, May 26, 1911, page 6 The Wibaux Pioneer, May 26, 1911
• The Falls City Tribune, May 26, 1911, page 6 The Falls City Tribune, May 26, 1911
• Golden Valley Chronicle, May 26, 1911, page 3 Golden Valley Chronicle, May 26, 1911
• The Mingo Republican, May 26, 1911, page 3 The Mingo Republican, May 26, 1911
• The Savannah Tribune, May 27, 1911, page 4 The Savannah Tribune, May 27, 1911
• Bonners Ferry Herald, May 27, 1911, page 3 Bonners Ferry Herald, May 27, 1911
• Elk City Mining News, June 1, 1911, page 6 Elk City Mining News, June 1, 1911
• The Dillon Herald, June 15, 1911, page 6 The Dillon Herald, June 15, 1911
• The Alaska Citizen, June 26, 1911, page 6 The Alaska Citizen, June 26, 1911