Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18

Name not reported

15 years old · died December 1880 · Oconee County, South Carolina

In December 1880, a 15-year-old Black girl was being held in the jail at Salem, South Carolina. A mob took her from the jail along with two boys who were also held there. The mob hanged all three.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took three young people from a jail near Salem, South Carolina, and hanged them, according to the 1880 newspaper account.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The New Northwest, December 16, 1880, page 4 The New Northwest, December 16, 1880

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