Pierson

Pierson, a young Black man, was held by the sheriff in Union City, Tennessee, in April 1885. According to a year-end review published in The True Northerner on December 31, 1885, a crowd took him from the sheriff and hanged him. The review's account is the only source for these facts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper year-end review says a crowd took Pierson from the sheriff in Union City, Tennessee and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper year-end review (reporters).

Source

• The True Northerner, December 31, 1885, page 2 The True Northerner, December 31, 1885