Will Kortner

Will Kortner, a Black man, was taken from jail by a mob near Bouffier, Louisiana, and killed by lynching on February 14, 1919. The NAACP telegraphed Governor Pleasant asking what was being done to find the men responsible, according to the New-York Tribune. The newspaper account does not say whether the jail officers resisted the mob or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The NAACP telegraphed Governor Pleasant asking what was being done to find the men responsible for lynching Kortner after a mob took him from officers.

Reported by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (advocates).

Source

• New-York Tribune, February 17, 1919, page 5 New-York Tribune, February 17, 1919