Died in custody

Samuel Hankey

died July 10, 1880 · DeSoto County, Mississippi

Samuel Hankey, a Black man, was taken from a guard near Hernando, Mississippi, on Saturday, July 10, 1880. The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported that a masked mob hanged and hacked Samuel Hankey to death. An indignation meeting in Austin on the following Monday condemned the killing. Committees of white and Black residents were named to find the lynchers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a masked mob took Samuel Hankey from a guard near Hernando, Mississippi, and hanged and hacked him to death.

Reported by: news report.

Source

Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, July 15, 1880, page 2 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, July 15, 1880

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