Name not reported

In August 1916, a mob of about 200 men entered the jail at Newberry, Florida, and took five Black people who were being held there. According to newspaper despatches, the mob carried them about a mile from town and hanged them from a single oak tree. The despatches say the mob entered quietly and that no shots were fired. The victims are not named in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to newspaper despatches, a mob of about 200 men took five people from the Newberry, Florida jail and hanged them from an oak tree.

Reported by: newspaper despatches.

Source

• The Brattleboro Daily Reformer, August 21, 1916, page 2 The Brattleboro Daily Reformer, August 21, 1916