Richard Read

Richard Read was held in a jail in Kansas when a mob took him and hanged him from a tree near Atwood in 1932. The Atlanta Daily World listed his death in its 1932 tally of lynchings.

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

Reported by: Atlanta Daily World, its 1932 lynching records (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Atlanta Daily World, December 26, 1932, page 2 Atlanta Daily World, December 26, 1932
• Atlanta Daily World, December 28, 1932, page 2 Atlanta Daily World, December 28, 1932