Died in jail or a lockup
Seeb Long
Seeb Long, a Black man, was being held in the East Point jail near Atlanta, Georgia. Early on September 24, 1906, a mob of about two hundred men broke into the jail, took him out, hanged him from a telegraph pole and shot him dead, according to The Watchman and Southron, which published the account on September 26, 1906.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper report (reporters).