Name not reported

In August 1916, a mob of about 200 men entered the Newberry, Florida jail and took out five Black people who were being held there, according to newspaper dispatches. The dispatches said the men entered quietly and no shots were fired. The mob carried the five about a mile from town and hanged them from a single oak tree.

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

Reported by: despatches reported in the newspaper.

Source

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