Name not reported
Two Black men held in the Alcorn County jail in Corinth, Mississippi, were taken from the jail late on August 29, 1920, by a mob of about 100 people. According to The Southern Herald, the jailer was forced at gunpoint to hand over the cell keys, while the Macon Beacon reported that he complied. The mob hanged the two men from a telephone pole at a railroad crossing, and their bodies were found at dawn. The county prosecutor said at least one of the two was likely innocent and promised a vigorous investigation. Officials who looked into the killings could not find any trace of the mob, and a coroner's jury adjourned its hearing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Alcorn County jailer (the agency that held him); county prosecutor; coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).