Name not reported

Several Black men who had led a cotton pickers' strike near Helena, Arkansas, were in the custody of officers in October 1891. According to the Columbus Journal and the Mitchell Capital, a mob took them from the officers and hanged them. The reports describe the men as strike leaders, and one paper expected the killings to end the disturbance.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a group of Black cotton pickers, described as strike leaders, were taken from officers and hanged.

Reported by: news reporting (Mitchell Capital, 1891) (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Columbus Journal, October 7, 1891, page 1 The Columbus Journal, October 7, 1891
• The Mitchell Capital, October 9, 1891, page 2 The Mitchell Capital, October 9, 1891