Died in custody
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
In April 1937, two Black men held in the custody of a Mississippi sheriff were taken from him by a mob and killed, according to The Savannah Tribune. The paper linked the lynching to the congressional debate over a federal anti-lynching bill that was underway at the time. The sheriff said he could not identify any of the people who took the men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper reported that a mob took two men from the sheriff and lynched them, and the sheriff said he could not identify any of those who took the prisoners.
Reported by: the newspaper.