Died in custody
Name not reported
According to The Southern Herald's report of June 1, 1900, a Black man held in the custody of a deputy constable in Amite County was taken from that custody by a small group of white men. The group hanged him by the roadside in May 1900, a few days before the paper reported the killing. The lynching took place while he was in the constable's custody, and the constable's role in it is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.