Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Name not reported

died October 30, 1890 · Lowndes County, Georgia

A Black man was being held by officers near Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia. On the night of October 30, 1890, according to a newspaper dispatch, a mob of white men took him from the officers. The mob tied him to a tree and shot him to death.

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

Reported by: newspaper dispatch.

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