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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died September 5, 1904 · Ashley County, Arkansas

A Black man held in the jail at Crossett, Arkansas, was taken from it and lynched by a mob on September 5, 1904. A brief wire item published in The Colfax Gazette on September 9, 1904 reports his death.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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