Name not reported

The Weekly Register reported in February 1892 that a mob at Sylvan, Alabama, took several Black people from the guards holding them and lynched them, pinning placards to their bodies. The account gives no names, ages, or exact date for those killed. It does not say whether the guards resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed the people over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Weekly Register reports that a mob took several Black people held by guards at Sylvan, Alabama, and lynched them.

Reported by: The Weekly Register (reporters).

Source

• The Weekly Register, February 16, 1892, page 4 The Weekly Register, February 16, 1892