Died in custody

Name not reported

died September 6, 1919 · Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

A Black man was being held by a sheriff's posse near Monroe, Louisiana, when he died on Saturday, September 6, 1919. According to the Yorkville Enquirer, a mob took him from the posse and lynched him. His name has not been recorded.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Yorkville Enquirer, September 9, 1919, page 8 Yorkville Enquirer, September 9, 1919

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