One of 5 people whose names were not reported

Early on August 19, 1916, a mob took this Black person from the jail in Newberry, Florida, where they were being held, and hanged them from a large oak about a mile from town. Newspaper dispatches said five people were taken and hanged together, three men and two women. According to the dispatches, the mob worked quietly and fired no shots, and estimates of its size ranged from 20 to 800 men.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. News dispatches from Newberry, Florida report that a mob took the victims from the jail and hanged them; the accounts do not name them or say whether jail staff resisted.

Reported by: news dispatches from Newberry (reporters).

News reports (10)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 20, 1916, page 11 The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 20, 1916
• The Montgomery Advertiser, August 20, 1916, page 2 The Montgomery Advertiser, August 20, 1916
• Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, August 20, 1916, page 1 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, August 20, 1916
• Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 20, 1916, page 1 Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 20, 1916
• Brownsville Herald, August 21, 1916, page 1 Brownsville Herald, August 21, 1916
• The Monroe Journal, August 22, 1916, page 1 The Monroe Journal, August 22, 1916
• The Hartford Herald, August 23, 1916, page 1 The Hartford Herald, August 23, 1916
• The Palatka News And Advertiser, August 25, 1916, page 2 The Palatka News And Advertiser, August 25, 1916
• The Big Sandy News, August 25, 1916, page 5 The Big Sandy News, August 25, 1916
• The Hartford Republican, August 25, 1916, page 2 The Hartford Republican, August 25, 1916