Rosa Carson

Rosa Carson, a Black woman, was held in the jail at Elloree, South Carolina. On July 12, 1914, a mob battered in the jail door, took her from the jail and hanged her from a tree. Accounts published in July 1914 say her body was then shot. One account reports that her sister, who was also held in the jail, was taken by the mob as well.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rosa Carson from the jail at Elloree, South Carolina, and lynched her, according to several 1914 newspaper accounts; one account says the jail door was battered in and her body was shot.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 13, 1914, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 13, 1914
• The Times Dispatch, July 13, 1914, page 4 The Times Dispatch, July 13, 1914
• The Public Ledger, July 14, 1914, page 2 The Public Ledger, July 14, 1914
• The Big Sandy News, July 17, 1914, page 2 The Big Sandy News, July 17, 1914