Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail near Orlando, Florida, was taken from his cell by a mob in the early hours of November 3, 1920, and killed. The mob took him from the custody of the jail and killed him. The killing came amid a violent dispute at the polls over a poll tax, in which other Black people were also killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched