Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 3, 1883 · Summit jail, Pike County, Mississippi

A mob took a Black man from the jail at Summit, Mississippi, in May 1883 and lynched him. He had been held in that jail, and the mob took him from its custody. The death is recorded as a homicide.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Sun, May 5, 1883, page 3 The Sun, May 5, 1883

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