Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 21, 1916 · Starkville

A Black person was held in the jail at Starkville, Mississippi, on January 21, 1916. Late that night, a small group of men took them from the jail and killed them. They were one of five people taken from the jail and killed that night.

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

Source

Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 22, 1916, page 1 Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 22, 1916

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