Died in custody

Name not reported

died June 13, 1887 · Duncan Station, Mississippi

A Black man was being held by officers near Duncan Station, Mississippi, when a mob took him from them. The mob lynched him on June 13, 1887. The Grenada Sentinel reported the killing on June 18, 1887.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

The Grenada Sentinel, June 18, 1887, page 6 The Grenada Sentinel, June 18, 1887

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