Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 1901 · jail at Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia

A Black person held in the jail at Lawrenceville, Virginia, was taken out by a mob and lynched, according to a July 1901 newspaper report. The mob took them from the jail and killed them. Two newspapers printed the same account.

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

Reported by: weekly roundup of national news.

News reports (2)

Crittenden Press, July 11, 1901, page 2 Crittenden Press, July 11, 1901
The Scranton Chronicle, July 13, 1901, page 1 The Scranton Chronicle, July 13, 1901

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