Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 23, 1869 · Dooley County, Georgia

A Black man held in the Dooley County jail in Georgia was taken from his cell on the night of March 23, 1869, according to the Gallipolis Journal. The paper reported that a mob in disguise took him from the jail. The mob burned him to death.

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

Source

Gallipolis Journal, April 1, 1869, page 2 Gallipolis Journal, April 1, 1869

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