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died March 1869 · Dooly County Jail, Dooly County, Georgia

A Black person held at the Dooly County jail in Georgia was taken from the jail in March 1869 by a disguised mob. The mob killed them by hanging them from a tree. Their death was reported in April 1869.

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

Reported by: Washington newspaper telegraphic news summary (reporters).

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