Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person held at the jail in Dover, Tennessee, was taken from custody by a white mob and killed. A Montgomery Advertiser editorial published on October 12, 1926, reported that indignant citizens appealed to the Governor of Tennessee to see that members of the mob were proceeded against. The editorial is the only account of the killing used for this record.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.