Died in jail or a lockup

Monroe Smith

died December 17, 1886 · Catoosa County, Georgia

Monroe Smith was held in the jail at Ringgold, Georgia. On the night of Friday, December 17, 1886, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. He was one of two Black men taken from the jail that night and killed.

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

Source

The Democratic Advocate, December 18, 1886, page 2 The Democratic Advocate, December 18, 1886

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