Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the Millen jail in Georgia was taken from the jail and lynched, according to a April 1919 report in The Cordele Dispatch. The article links the killing to a race clash at Buckhead church in the county, which it says left seven people dead and seven Black lodge and church buildings burned. His name is not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news account reported in April 1919 says a Black man held in the Millen jail was taken from it and lynched, but it does not name him or say how the jail responded.
Reported by: news reporting in an April 1919 article (reporters).