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Died in jail or a lockup

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Georgia

A mob took two Black men held in a jail near Savannah, Georgia, and burned them at the stake. The Hawaiian Star, in an editorial, described the killing as cold-blooded and said a photographer was present. Both men were held at the jail when the mob took them from it.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hawaiian Star editorial describes a mob taking the man from a jail near Savannah, Georgia, and burning him at the stake.

Reported by: The Hawaiian Star (reporters).

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