Died in custody
One of 6 people whose names were not reported
Six Black men held by officers at Millington, Tennessee, were taken from custody by an armed mob on the night of Friday, August 31, 1894. The mob hanged all six men. Their names and ages are not recorded in the account of their deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob took six men held by officers at Millington, Tennessee, and hanged them.
Reported by: news reports.