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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Edgefield County, South Carolina

A Black person, whose name is not given in the report, was held in the jail in the Red Hill area of Edgefield County, South Carolina. The People reported on August 3, 1876, that a mob took them from the jail and hanged them.

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

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