Theodore Galloway
Theo Calloway, a 24-year-old Black man, was held in the Lowndes County jail at Hayneville, Alabama, awaiting a court hearing. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, a mob of about 200 men took him from the jail on March 29, 1888, hanged him from a tree on the courthouse lawn, and shot his body. His parents had come to town for his hearing and instead learned of his killing. Some 1888 newspapers give the date as March 30. No one was held accountable, according to the Equal Justice Initiative, and a historical marker was installed at the courthouse in 2020 with his descendants present.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Theodore Calloway from the Hayneville, Alabama jail, hanged him from a tree in front of the courthouse, and shot his body.
Reported by: Associated Press dispatch (reporters).