Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in custody at Little Rock, Arkansas, was taken from officers by a mob in 1919. According to a Washington Times editorial published that November, the mob burned him alive. The editorial describes the killing as a lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Washington Times editorial says a mob at Little Rock, Arkansas, took a Black man from officers and burned him alive.
Reported by: Washington Times (reporters).