Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black woman was in the custody of an officer in Rockingham County, Virginia, when, according to The Interior Journal, about 200 masked men took her from him. The paper reports that on March 11, 1878, they tied a rope around her neck and hanged her from a tree. The Interior Journal reported that she was left hanging for two days.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Interior Journal reported that about 200 masked men took a woman from an officer in Rockingham County, Virginia, tied a rope around her neck and hanged her from a tree.
Reported by: The Interior Journal (reporters).