Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 11, 1923 · Benton County, Mississippi

An unnamed Black man was held in the jail at Ashland, in Benton County, Mississippi. On June 11, 1923, a mob took him from the jail and killed him. Reports said he was shot repeatedly.

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

News report

Richmond Planet, September 29, 1923, page 2 Richmond Planet, September 29, 1923

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