Name not reported

A Black person, whose name is not recorded, was taken from a jail in 1942 and hanged by a mob, according to a count of lynchings for that year cited by F. D. Patterson in The Omaha Guide. The count lists five people lynched that year, and one of them was taken from a jail. The jail, the state and the exact date of the killing are not given.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. F. D. Patterson, cited in the article, reported that a man was taken from a jail and hanged by a mob in 1942.

Reported by: F. D. Patterson.

Source

• The Omaha Guide, January 2, 1943, page 1 The Omaha Guide, January 2, 1943