Died in custody

Perry McChristian

died July 7, 1885 · Grenada County, Mississippi

Perry McChristian, a Black man, was taken from officers at Grenada, Mississippi, and hanged on July 7, 1885, according to the Huntsville Gazette. The Grenada Sentinel reported his death alongside that of another Black man taken from officers in the same town on the same day. The Gazette says a mob took him and hanged him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Huntsville Gazette, July 11, 1885, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, July 11, 1885
The Grenada Sentinel, July 11, 1885, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, July 11, 1885

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