Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18

Name not reported

16 years old · died July 14, 1894 · Harrison County, Mississippi

A Black boy, about 16 years old, was held in the jail in Biloxi, Mississippi. On July 14, 1894, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to The New South, which reported it on July 21, 1894. The death is recorded as a lynching from custody, attributed to the mob that took him.

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

Reported by: The New South (reporters).

News report

The New South, July 21, 1894, page 2 The New South, July 21, 1894

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