Died in custody

Name not reported

died June 1873 · Iberia Parish, Louisiana

A Black man was one of three people taken from officers by a mob of about 1,000 people in New Iberia, Louisiana, in June 1873. The mob hanged the three from a tree. The Marshall County Republican reported the killing on June 26, 1873.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Marshall County Republican, June 26, 1873, page 2 Marshall County Republican, June 26, 1873

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