Died in custody

York

died April 16, 1900 · Tunica County, Mississippi

A mob took York, a Black man, from an officer in Tunica, Mississippi, and hanged him. The Foster's Daily Democrat reported that his body was then shot repeatedly. York was killed in April 1900 while in the custody of the officer who held him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took York from an officer in Tunica, Mississippi, and hanged him, according to the account.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Foster'S Daily Democrat, April 17, 1900, page 7 Foster'S Daily Democrat, April 17, 1900

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