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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Barnwell Court House jail, Barnwell Court House

Eight Black people held in the jail at Barnwell Court House were taken out and lynched, according to a Baptist Courier editorial citing telegraph reports. A mob took them from the jail and killed them. The editor condemned the killings and said some of those taken may have been innocent.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Baptist Courier, citing telegraph reports, says a mob took eight Black people from the jail at Barnwell Court House and lynched them.

Reported by: Baptist Courier (reporters).

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