Name not reported

A Black farmer in Mississippi died on August 19, 1935, according to an editorial from the New Bedford Mercury that the Omaha Guide reprinted on August 24, 1935. The editorial says a mob took him from a sheriff and hanged him, one of two Black farmers it describes. It gives no name for either man and does not say whether the sheriff resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A reprinted New Bedford Mercury editorial says a mob took him from a sheriff in Mississippi and hanged him.

Reported by: New Bedford Mercury editorial (reprinted in The Omaha Guide) (reporters).

Source

• The Omaha Guide, August 24, 1935, page 1 The Omaha Guide, August 24, 1935