Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 20, 1897 · Louisiana

A Black man was held in a Louisiana jail when a mob took him out on Wednesday, January 20, 1897. He was one of three men the mob took from the jail that day. The mob killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report

The Wilmington Daily Republican, January 21, 1897, page 2 The Wilmington Daily Republican, January 21, 1897

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