Died in jail or a lockup

Morgan McLeod

died July 1883 · Panola County, Mississippi

Morgan McLeod, a Black man, was being held at the jail in Batesville, Mississippi, in July 1883. An armed party took him from the jail and shot him to death. His death is recorded as a homicide carried out by people who had taken him from custody.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Arkansas Weekly Mansion, July 28, 1883, page 2 Arkansas Weekly Mansion, July 28, 1883

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