Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two Black men were taken from the jail in Warrenton, North Carolina, in the early hours of January 24, 1921, and killed by a mob. The Lakeland Evening Telegram linked the lynchings to a race clash at nearby Norlina the Sunday before. A home guard patrolled Warrenton in the days that followed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.