Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 9, 1882 · Columbus jail, Lowndes County, Mississippi

A Black man was being held in the jail at Columbus, Mississippi. On the night of Thursday, November 9, 1882, a mob took him from the jail. The mob lynched him.

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

News report

Daily Republican, November 14, 1882, page 1 Daily Republican, November 14, 1882

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