Died in jail or a lockup
Pierce Taylor
Pierce Taylor, a Black man, was held in the Leon County jail in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1897. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, a white mob took him from the jail, hanged him from an oak tree in the jail yard, and then repeatedly shot his body. The Equal Justice Initiative describes the killing as a racial terror lynching and says no one was held accountable for it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.