Died in jail or a lockup
Sam Tuck
Sam Tuck, an enslaved Black man, was held in the Gallatin jail in Tennessee along with three other people. The Nashville Union and American reported that a crowd of citizens broke down the jail doors after the jailer refused to hand over the keys. The crowd took Sam Tuck from the jail and hanged him on December 20, 1856.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of citizens broke into the jail, took Sam Tuck out and hanged him after the jailer refused to hand over the keys.
Reported by: news reports.