Died in custody

Robert Jones

died August 1934 · Benton County, Mississippi

Robert Jones, a Black man, was in the custody of Benton County, Mississippi, in August 1934, when a mob seized him from sheriff's deputies. The mob hanged him from a tree near Michigan City, in a separate part of the county from another man killed the same day.

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

News report

The Washington Tribune, August 18, 1934, page 2 The Washington Tribune, August 18, 1934

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