Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Mississippi

Two Black people were being held in a jail in Mississippi when a crowd took them from it. The crowd hanged both of them from a tree near Crawford, Mississippi. Both were killed by the mob after being removed from the jail's custody.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Gloucester County Democrat, January 7, 1886, page 4 Gloucester County Democrat, January 7, 1886

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