Name not reported

A 17-year-old boy held at the Tennessee State Training and Agricultural School, a reformatory, died in 1944. According to a count kept by the Tuskegee Institute, a white mob took him from a jail and shot him to death. His name and the exact date of his death are not recorded in the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Tuskegee Institute's records say a white mob took the 17-year-old trusty from jail and shot him to death.

Reported by: Tuskegee Institute Department of Records and Research.

Source

• The Gary American, January 5, 1945, page 1 The Gary American, January 5, 1945