Died in jail or a lockup

Steve Chump

died September 1890 · Mississippi

Steve Chump, a Black man, was held in a jail in Mississippi when a mob took him from it and lynched him at Amoy in September 1890, according to a brief report in The State Republican. It gives no further details about the people involved.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

The State Republican, September 18, 1890, page 1 The State Republican, September 18, 1890

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