Died in jail or a lockup

Pason Wallace

died March 9, 1910 · Leflore County, Mississippi

Pason Wallace, a Black preacher, was held in the jail in Greenwood, Mississippi. According to the report, an officer had shot him the night before, and he was still alive but badly wounded. At about noon on March 9, 1910, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Evening Statesman, March 9, 1910, page 1 The Evening Statesman, March 9, 1910

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