Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail near Ocoee, Florida, was taken from the jail by a mob in November 1920 and killed, according to the Richmond Daily Register. The newspaper's report of his death appeared alongside its account of the violence in Ocoee that week, when other Black men were killed in houses set on fire. Those men were not held in custody. His name and age were not reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.