Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18

Name not reported

14 years old · died October 18, 1942 · Clarke County, Mississippi

A 14-year-old Black boy was held in the custody of the sheriff at Quitman, Mississippi, in October 1942. A mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a bridge. The Detroit Tribune said the sheriff did not stop the mob and handed the boys over. The paper said another 14-year-old boy was hanged in the same way, and called the killings the lynching of children.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Detroit Tribune says a mob took two 14-year-old boys from the sheriff at Quitman, Mississippi, and hanged them from a bridge.

Reported by: The Detroit Tribune (reporters).

Source

The Detroit Tribune, October 24, 1942, page 16 The Detroit Tribune, October 24, 1942

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