Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 27, 1909 · West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

A Black man was held in the jail at Port Allen, the parish seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The Associated Press reported that on the night of May 27, 1909, a group of masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. The death was a killing by the mob that took him from custody.

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

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

Source

The Wenatchee Daily World, May 28, 1909, page 8 The Wenatchee Daily World, May 28, 1909

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