Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man was held at the Los Angeles jail in 1927. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said other prisoners beat him to death. The NAACP counted his death among the 21 lynchings it recorded for that year.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The NAACP counts the death as a beating by fellow prisoners at a Los Angeles jail, with no further details given.
Reported by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (advocates).