Richard Smoke

Richard Smoke, a Black man, was held in a jail at Bluntstown, Florida, when a mob took him from it and lynched him in September 1931, according to a list of known lynchings published by the Daily Worker in April 1932. The same list names Charlie Smoke as killed in the same incident.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Worker's list of known lynchings says Richard Smoke was taken from a jail and lynched at Bluntstown, Florida, in September 1931.

Reported by: Daily Worker (reporters).

Source

• The Daily Worker, April 18, 1932, page 8 The Daily Worker, April 18, 1932