Died in jail or a lockup

Nod Williams

died June 21, 1908 · Sabine County Jail, Sabine County, Texas

Nod Williams was one of six Black men held in the Hemphill jail in east Texas. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 21, 1908, an armed mob of about 110 men overpowered the jailer and guards, took the six men out, and hanged five of them from nearby live oaks. The sixth man was shot as he ran. The Sun, reporting from Houston, did not say which of the six men he was.

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

Reported by: The Sun, reporting from Houston (reporters).

Source

The Sun, June 23, 1908, page 1 The Sun, June 23, 1908

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