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Died in custody

Name not reported

Obion County, Tennessee

Three Black men held under guard at Troy, Tennessee, were taken from their guards by a mob and lynched, according to The Caldwell Tribune of March 27, 1885. Their names and ages are not given. The account, as recorded here, does not say how the guards responded to the mob.

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

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