Died in jail or a lockup
Wilbe Earle
Wilbe Earle, a 24-year-old Black man, was taken from a jail in South Carolina by a mob in 1947, according to Tuskegee Institute's yearly lynching records as reported by The Herald. The records say the mob killed him with knife and bullet wounds.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Tuskegee Institute's yearly lynching records say a mob took Wilbe Earle from a South Carolina jail and killed him with knife and bullet wounds.
Reported by: Tuskegee Institute Department of Records and Research.