Died in jail or a lockup

Reuben Micou

65 years old · died April 17, 1933 · Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility, Winston County, Mississippi

Reuben Micou, a 65-year-old Black man, had been held at the jail in Louisville, Mississippi, since April 16, 1933. According to the International Labor Defense, as reported by The Daily Worker, 17 white men took him from the jail on April 17, 1933. The International Labor Defense says they beat him to death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The International Labor Defense says a mob of 17 white men took Reuben Micou from the Louisville, Mississippi, jail and beat him to death.

Reported by: International Labor Defense (advocates).

Source

The Daily Worker, November 11, 1933, page 4 The Daily Worker, November 11, 1933

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