Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Emporia, Virginia, was taken from it by a mob and hanged in broad daylight, according to The Semi-Weekly Messenger of March 30, 1900. The account says the mob came after the state militia had been withdrawn, and that hundreds of people reportedly watched. Criticism that followed named the governor, the sheriff and a former county judge, and the accounts disagree over who bore responsibility. His name and age are not recorded here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed; neglect alleged). A mob took him from the Emporia, Virginia jail and hanged him after the state militia was withdrawn, and accounts disagree over who is responsible, with the governor, sheriff and a former county judge all criticized.
Reported by: news reports.