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Died in jail or a lockup

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died January 23, 1912 · Georgia

On January 23, 1912, a mob broke into a jail in Georgia and took three Black people from their cells, according to The Daily Star-Mirror. The mob killed all three after seizing them from the jail. The people were being held at the jail when they were taken, and the account reports that they were lynched.

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

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