Name not reported

A Black man held at a Tennessee jail was taken from custody by a mob and burned alive, according to a Gazette editorial published on October 31, 1908. The editorial contrasts the public outcry over recent lynchings of white victims with the silence over his death, which it attributes to his race. His name, age and date of death are not given in the editorial.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Gazette says a mob burned the prisoner alive after taking him from a Tennessee jail.

Reported by: The Gazette (reporters).

Source

• The Gazette, October 31, 1908, page 2 The Gazette, October 31, 1908