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Ranee Gwinn

died March 8, 1905 · Tullahoma, Tennessee

Ranee Gwinn, who was Black, was taken from the jail in Tullahoma, Tennessee, by a group that hanged Ranee on March 8, 1905. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that Ranee Gwinn was hanged by four or more persons unknown. The Columbia Herald reported that the people responsible had not been located.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found that he was hanged by four or more persons unknown after being taken from the Tullahoma, Tennessee, jail.

Reported by: Coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Newspaper reporting on the Tullahoma hanging (reporters).

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