Name not reported

Ten Black people were taken from the jail at Unionville, South Carolina, by several hundred Ku-Klux Klan members, according to an investigation reported in 1871 newspapers, and were killed. The Working Christian and the Yorkville Enquirer both say the mob acted under military organization. The victims are not named in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The investigating committee, as reported, says a Ku-Klux mob took ten Black people from the Unionville jail and killed them.

Reported by: the investigating committee (as reported in the article) (outside investigators).

Sources (2)

• Yorkville Enquirer, August 3, 1871, page 3 Yorkville Enquirer, August 3, 1871
• The Working Christian, August 10, 1871, page 1 The Working Christian, August 10, 1871