Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Georgia jail was taken from it by a mob of about 3,000 people, according to Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet. The pamphlet says the crowd burned him to death. His death is recorded as a lynching from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet says a mob of about 3,000 people took a Black man from a jail and burned him to death.
Reported by: Governor Hugh M. Dorsey's 1921 pamphlet.