Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail was taken from it by a mob, led about two miles from town and hanged, according to an editorial in The Pulaski Citizen published November 23, 1871. A second Black man held in the same jail was taken and hanged in the same way. The editorial calls for federal action against the mob that killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Pulaski Citizen editorial says a mob took two men from a jail, led them about two miles from town and hanged them.
Reported by: The Pulaski Citizen editorial (reporters).