Died in jail or a lockup
Salite Leighton
Salite Leighton, a Black woman, was the daughter of Betsy McCreary and the half-sister of Will McCreary, and according to the Alexandria Gazette of August 2, 1901, she was held in the Carrollton, Mississippi jail with her mother and half-brother. A mob took her from the jail and lynched her, along with two other Black people held there. Whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the prisoners over is not stated in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).