Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 1875 · Yazoo County, Mississippi

A Black man held in the jail at Yazoo City, Mississippi, was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged in July 1875, according to a report the Chicago Daily Tribune printed on August 4 of that year. The report says a number of white men were present but took no part in the killing.

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

Reported by: the newspaper report cited by the Chicago Daily Tribune (reporters).

Source

Chicago Daily Tribune, August 4, 1875, page 4 Chicago Daily Tribune, August 4, 1875

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