Died in jail or a lockup

Ned Walker

died December 2, 1911 · Mannford, Oklahoma

Ned Walker, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Mannford, Oklahoma. On the morning of Saturday, December 2, 1911, a mob took him from a deputy sheriff at the jail door, according to the American Falls Press. The mob hanged him from a tree and shot his body many times. The paper placed the killing within a wider race conflict in the town.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

American Falls Press, December 7, 1911, page 2 American Falls Press, December 7, 1911

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