Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died April 20, 1892 · Florida

In April 1892, four Black men were being held in a jail near Inverness, Florida. A mob took them from the jail and hanged them. Their deaths are recorded as a lynching from custody.

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

Reported by: news reporting of the period.

Source

The Lambertville Record, April 20, 1892, page 2 The Lambertville Record, April 20, 1892

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