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Died in custody

Name not reported

Louisiana

A Black man held in the custody of the sheriff in Louisiana was taken from the sheriff by a mob, according to a brief item in the Northern Wisconsin Advertiser published March 29, 1906. The item reports that the mob lynched him. The date and place of his death are not given in the item.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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