Roosevelt Grigsby
Roosevelt Grigsby, a 20-year-old Black man, was being held at the sheriff's office in Charleston, Missouri, when a mob of more than 200 men came for him on December 18, 1924. According to a newspaper report, the men overpowered Sheriff B. B. Jackson and his deputies, dragged Grigsby from the office, and hanged him from a tree within 50 feet of the building. The sheriff and deputies were overpowered rather than handing him over, and the report says Grigsby protested his innocence as he was taken. The newspaper account is the only source cited for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of more than 200 men overpowered Sheriff B. B. Jackson and his deputies, dragged Grigsby from the sheriff's office and hanged him from a tree, according to a newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.