Will Clark
Will Clark was a Black man held in the Corinth jail in September 1902. According to the Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, an armed posse took him from the jail, and a large crowd followed as he was led to the Black cemetery, where he was burned at a stake. Before he died, he asked to see his mother and brother, asked that a letter be delivered to them, and urged his brother to raise his children properly. The paper reports that some citizens and a committee of twelve argued for hanging instead, while his brother insisted on burning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A armed posse took him from the Corinth jail, and a crowd followed as he was burned at a stake, according to the newspaper account.
Reported by: Corinth newspaper account (reporters).