Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Name not reported

died August 13, 1911 · Bryan County, Oklahoma

On the morning of August 13, 1911, a mob took a Black man from officers holding him in Durant, Oklahoma, according to an Associated Press report. The mob killed him and burned his body on a vacant lot near the city's business district. The Waxahachie Daily Light printed the report the following day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

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