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Tobe Gray

died July 4, 1898 · Arkansas

Tobe Gray, a Black man, was being held in the county jail in Arkansas. In the early morning hours of July 4, 1898, a mob came to the jail, took him from it and lynched him. The Iron County Register reported his death in its July 7, 1898 edition.

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

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