Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob of several thousand men stormed the St. Louis County jail in Duluth, Minnesota, took three Black men who were being held there, and lynched them, the Associated Press reported. The sheriff had asked for National Guard troops the night before, saying he had information that another attempt to lynch the men was planned. The men's names are not given in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob of several thousand men stormed the St. Louis County jail in Duluth and lynched three Black men held there.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).