Died in custody

Pony Poe

died August 1888 · Mississippi

Pony Poe, a Black man, was a leader among Black people in his county, a Sunday School teacher who had run for tax assessor the year before. In August 1888, while officers were taking him to the jail near Bellefontaine, Mississippi, a mob seized him and lynched him. The Daily Republican reported the killing in its account of August 30, 1888. The summary notes an arrest the day after an assault near Bellefontaine.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Daily Republican, August 30, 1888, page 1 Daily Republican, August 30, 1888

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