Died in jail or a lockup

Richard Mays

19 years old · died February 21, 1893 · St. Clair County, Alabama

Richard Mays was a 19-year-old Black man held in the jail at Springville, Alabama. Around 1 a.m. on February 21, 1893, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. He was killed while in the custody of that jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Plaindealer reports a mob took Richard Mays from the Springville, Alabama jail and lynched him around 1 a.m.

Reported by: The Plaindealer (reporters).

Source

The Plaindealer, March 3, 1893, page 5 The Plaindealer, March 3, 1893

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