Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

South Carolina

Nathan, a Black man whose name is only partly legible in this 1882 newspaper account, was held in a jail in South Carolina. A mob took him from the jail, hanged him and shot him. His body was riddled with bullets.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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