Died in jail or a lockup
Nate Green
Nate Green was a 22-year-old Black circus roustabout. In June 1920 he was one of six circus workers held in the Duluth jail when a mob broke in, took the men out, and hanged him from an electric light pole. The article reports that the mob first cut off the water supply of the people defending the jail. The article also says that, like the others, Green declared himself innocent.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Duluth jail, took Nate Green and other men from custody, and hanged him from an electric light pole.
Reported by: news reports.