Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, whose name is not recorded in the dispatch, was taken from a jail in Millen, Georgia, in April 1919, during race riots that began at Buckhead Church in the county. According to the news dispatch datelined Millen, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The report counts seven people dead in the riots, and this man was one of them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch datelined Millen, Ga., reports that a Black man was taken from the Millen jail by a mob during race riots and lynched.
Reported by: news dispatch datelined Millen, Ga. (reporters).