Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An 18-year-old Black man was held in the Tallahassee, Florida, jail when a mob took him from the building and killed him without trial, according to the NAACP. The NAACP said the killing happened virtually under the windows of the state capitol, and it was one of two killings of 18-year-old men by mobs in the same way. The NAACP questioned the official account of what led to the killings. The Savannah Tribune published the report on July 29, 1937.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The NAACP says a mob took the young man from a Tallahassee jail and killed him without trial.
Reported by: NAACP (advocates).