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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 30, 1909 · Louisiana

A Black man being brought to a jail in Louisiana by two county sheriffs was taken from the officers by a mob late on July 30, 1909. The mob shot him to death near Grand Prairie. He was one of two men being brought to the jail together.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report