Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
During the racial riot in Atlanta in September 1906, a Black man was reportedly taken from a jail and lynched by a mob. The Seattle Star account, published September 24, 1906, is largely illegible in its OCR text, so his name and the exact date of his death are not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob reportedly took him from a jail and lynched him during the 1906 Atlanta riot.
Reported by: 1906 newspaper report of the Atlanta riot (reporters).