Died in custody
Tom Rivers
Tom Rivers, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Shreveport on the night of August 29, 1922, when a mob took him from them. Authorities said his body was found the next day hanging from a tree about twelve miles from the city, on the Shreveport-Bossier highway. Authorities classed the death as a homicide by hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Tom Rivers from officers in Shreveport and hanged him from a tree about twelve miles outside the city.
Reported by: authorities.